Prevalence of obesity and ethno-geographic variation in body sizes of Nigerians with type 2 diabetes mellitus - A multi-centre study

BACKGROUND: Excess weight gain is common in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) but little is known about its ethno-geographic variation among the Nigerian populace. We aimed to report the prevalence and regional variation of overweight/obesity among subjects with type 2 DM in all the six geo-...

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Main Authors: W O Balogun, A E Uloko, A Ipadeola, O Enang, A N Adamu, B M Mubi, C I Okafor, I Odeniyi, I U Lawal, J O Adeleye, O A Fasanmade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Nigerian Journal of Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.njmonline.org/article.asp?issn=1115-2613;year=2018;volume=27;issue=1;spage=69;epage=77;aulast=Balogun;type=0