Increased risk of type 2 diabetes with ascending social class in urban South Indians is explained by obesity: The Chennai urban rural epidemiology study (CURES-116)

Increased risk of type 2 diabetes with ascending social class in urban South Indians is explained by obesity: The Chennai urban rural epidemiology study (CURES-116)

Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the factors responsible for differences in the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) in subjects of different social class in an urban South Indian population. Materials and Methods: Analyses were based on the cross-sectional data from the Chennai Urban Rura...

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Main Authors: Mette Skar, Anne Berg Villumsen, Dirk Lund Christensen, Joergen Holm Petersen, Mohan Deepa, Ranjit Mohan Anjana, Rajendra Pradeepa, Viswanathan Mohan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Subjects:
Asian Indians
diabetes
obesity
social class
socio-economic status
South Asians
urban
Online Access:http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2013;volume=17;issue=6;spage=1084;epage=1089;aulast=Skar

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