Characteristics of an Italian diabetic population and long-term changes in glycaemic control at varying body weight categories

Sozial- und Praventivmedizin

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 186-190

  Ciardullo, Anna V ^a   Daghio, Maria M ^a   Brunetti, Massimo ^a   Bevini, Massimo ^b   Daya, Ghassan ^b   Feltri, Gaetano ^b   Novi, Doriano ^b   Goldoni, C A ^c   Magrini, Nicola ^a  

^a CeVEAS   (Italy)

^b General Practitioner from ASL   (Italy)

^c Territorial Health Authority   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Diabetic complications; Health services research; Overweight; Shared care

Indexed keywords

BIGUANIDE DERIVATIVE; METFORMIN; SULFONYLUREA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES CONTROL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CAUSALITY; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; ITALY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0038044916     PISSN: 03038408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-003-2047-1     Document Type: Article

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