Incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus and prediabetes in Kerala, India: results from a 10-year prospective cohort

Incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus and prediabetes in Kerala, India: results from a 10-year prospective cohort

Abstract Background Kerala, the southern state of India, has experienced sudden rise in the prevalence estimates of diabetes. A cohort study on the incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Kerala state thus aptly bridges the lacuna of incidence estimate of T2DM from a population at risk. Meth...

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Main Authors: Gadadharan Vijayakumar, Sreeja Manghat, Revathi Vijayakumar, Leena Simon, Liss Maria Scaria, Aswathi Vijayakumar, Ganapathy K. Sreehari, V. Raman Kutty, Arun Rachana, Abdul Jaleel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Type 2 diabetes
Prediabetes
Asian Indians
Incidence
Cohort
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-6445-6

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