High prevalence of obesity and diabetes mellitus in Konya, a central Anatolian city in Turkey

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 151-158

  Yumuk, Volkan D ^a,b   Hatemi, Husrev ^a,b   Tarakci, Tunc ^b   Uyar, Nurettin ^b   Turan, Nurten ^c   Bagriacik, Nazif ^b   Ipbuker, Ali ^b  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Turkish Diabetes Association   (Turkey)

^c ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Age; Gender; Impaired fasting glucose; Obesity; Overweight; Undiagnosed diabetes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY WEIGHT; CARBOHYDRATE INTOLERANCE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; DIABETES MELLITUS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEIGHT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; OBESITY; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 25444447097     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2005.03.030     Document Type: Article

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