Assessment of the magnitude of contextual and individual demographic effects on diabetes mellitus and glucose intolerance in rural Southwest China: a multilevel analysis.

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the contribution of individual and contextual socioeconomic status (SES) to the prevalence of diabetes mellitus and glucose intolerance in the adult population in rural southwest China. METHODS: A population-based cross-sectional study of diabetes was perform...

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Main Authors: Ke-wei Wang, Zhan-kun Shu, Le Cai, Jun-Qing Wu, Wei Wei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3713042?pdf=render