A population-based study of the prevalence and associated factors of diabetes mellitus in Southern Taiwan

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 564-572

  Lu, Feng Hwa ^a   Yang, Yi Ching ^a   Wu, Jin Shang ^a   Wu, Chih Hsing ^a   Chang, Chih Jen ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chinese; Epidemiology; Prevalence; Type 2 diabetes mellitus, IGT

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; CHOLESTEROL; DIABETES MELLITUS; FASTING; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TAIWAN; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 0031823947     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9136(199807)15:7<564::AID-DIA615>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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