Increasing obesity rates in school children in United Arab Emirates

A AlBlooshi, S Shaban, M AlTunaiji… - Obesity science & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background The remarkable socioeconomic changes in United Arab Emirates (UAE)
necessitate regular monitoring of obesity in our population. This study explored the …

Incident type 2 diabetes among individuals with CKD: findings from the chronic renal insufficiency cohort (CRIC) study

C Jepson, JY Hsu, MJ Fischer, JW Kusek… - American Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Rationale & Objective Few studies have examined incident type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)
in chronic kidney disease (CKD). Our objective was to examine rates of and risk factors for …

Interventions for prevention of type 2 diabetes in relatives: A systematic review

ED Dimova, ARM Mohan, V Swanson, JMM Evans - Primary care diabetes, 2017 - Elsevier
The relatives and partners of people with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing
type 2 diabetes. This systematic review examines randomized controlled trials, written in …

Impact of genetic testing and family health history based risk counseling on behavior change and cognitive precursors for type 2 diabetes

RR Wu, RA Myers, ER Hauser, A Vorderstrasse… - Journal of genetic …, 2017 - Springer
Family health history (FHH) in the context of risk assessment has been shown to positively
impact risk perception and behavior change. The added value of genetic risk testing is less …

Physiotherapy Rehabilitation for Individuals with Lower Limb Amputation: A 15‐Year Clinical Series

B Hordacre, V Birks, S Quinn, C Barr… - Physiotherapy …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Purpose Individuals with amputations are a core group in
Australian rehabilitation units that have a long index length of stay. The Repatriation General …

Predictors of type 2 diabetes in a nationally representative sample of adults with psychosis

DL Foley, A Mackinnon, VA Morgan, GF Watts… - World …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Antipsychotic drugs such as clozapine and olanzapine are associated with an increased risk
for type 2 diabetes, but relatively little is known about the relationship between risk factors for …

[HTML][HTML] An integrated approach to diabetes prevention: anthropology, public health, and community engagement

J Page-Reeves, SI Mishra, J Niforatos… - Qualitative report …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Diabetes is an enormous public health problem with particular concern within Hispanic
communities and among individuals with low wealth. However, attempts to expand the …

Health and diabetes self-efficacy: A study of diabetic and non-diabetic free clinic patients and family members

A Kamimura, N Christensen, K Myers… - Journal of community …, 2014 - Springer
Free clinics across the country provide free or reduced fee healthcare to individuals who
lack access to primary care and are socio-economically disadvantaged. This study …

Risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus in female breast cancer patients treated with morphine: a retrospective population-based time-dependent cohort study

SP Yang, CH Muo, IK Wang, YJ Chang, SW Lai… - Diabetes Research and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Aims We aimed to examine whether morphine treatment is associated with type 2 diabetes
mellitus (T2DM) in female breast cancer patients. Methods We conducted a retrospective …

Talking about type 2 diabetes: family communication from the perspective of at-risk relatives

MF Myers, SL Fernandes, L Arduser… - The Diabetes …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose The purpose of this study was to describe type 2 diabetes (T2DM) communication
and risk reduction recommendations from the perspective of family members at risk for …