Evidence of an accelerating increase in prevalence of diagnosed Type 2 diabetes in British men, 1978-2005

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 766-772

  Thomas, M C ^a   Hardoon, S L ^a   Papacosta, A O ^a   Morris, R W ^a   Wannamethee, S G ^a   Sloggett, A ^b   Whincup, P H ^c  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Prevalence; Time trends; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 68149144022     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2009.02768.x     Document Type: Article

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