A high prevalence of diabetes mellitus and impaired glucose tolerance in the Danagla community in Northern Sudan

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 164-169

  Elbagir, M N ^a,b   Eltom, M A ^b   Elmahadi, E M A ^c   Kadam, I M S ^c   Berne, C ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Omdurman Teaching Hospital   (Sudan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Adults; Community based study; Diabetes mellitus; Glucose tolerance test; Northern Sudan; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITION; OBESITY; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUDAN; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS; SUDAN; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0031931663     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9136(199802)15:2<164::AID-DIA536>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Article

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