Prevalence of Obesity, Prediabetes, and Diabetes in Sexual Minority Men: Results From the 2014 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

Diabetes Educator

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 83-93

  Newlin Lew, Kelley ^a   Dorsen, Caroline ^b   Long, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL AND GENDER MINORITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; PREDIABETIC STATE; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL AND GENDER MINORITIES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85040806293     PISSN: 01457217     EISSN: 15546063     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145721717749943     Document Type: Article

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