Differences by sex in the prevalence of diabetes mellitus, impaired fasting glycaemia and impaired glucose tolerance in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis;Les différences entre les sexes dans la prévalence du diabète sucré, de la glycémie à jeun anormale et de l'intolérance au glucose en Afrique subsaharienne: Examen systématique et méta-analyse

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Hilawe, Esayas Haregot ^a   Yatsuya, Hiroshi ^b   Kawaguchi, Leo ^a   Aoyama, Atsuko ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIABETES; DISEASE PREVALENCE; GENDER; META-ANALYSIS; REGIONAL PATTERN;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DATA BASE; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIABETES MELLITUS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GOOGLE; GOOGLE SCHOLAR; HUMAN; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PREVALENCE; PUBLISHING; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEARCH ENGINE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEB OF SCIENCE; WHO INFOBASE;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGED; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FASTING; FEMALE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883330844     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.12.113415     Document Type: Review

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