High prevalence of impaired fasting glucose and type 2 diabetes mellitus in Penghu Islets, Taiwan: Evidence of a rapidly emerging epidemic?

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 59-69

  Chen, K T ^a   Chen, C J ^c   Gregg, E W ^b   Williamson, D F ^b   Narayan, K M V ^b  

^a Nat Inst Prev Med   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Impaired fasting glucose; Prevalence; Taiwan; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC OBESITY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; LIFESTYLE; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FASTING; FEMALE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TAIWAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032857147     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8227(99)00025-X     Document Type: Article

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