Sex differences in the burden of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular risk across the life course

AG Huebschmann, RR Huxley, WM Kohrt, P Zeitler… - Diabetologia, 2019 - Springer
By 2017 estimates, diabetes mellitus affects 425 million people globally; approximately 90–
95% of these have type 2 diabetes. This narrative review highlights two domains of sex …

Factors influencing self-management in relation to type 2 diabetes in Africa: A qualitative systematic review

JN Suglo, C Evans - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Aim Effective control of type 2 diabetes is predicated upon the ability of a person with
diabetes to adhere to self-management activities. In order to develop and implement …

Challenges and factors associated with poor glycemic control among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients at Nekemte Referral Hospital, Western Ethiopia

G Fekadu, K Bula, G Bayisa, E Turi… - Journal of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background Diabetes is increasing at an alarming rate throughout the world, and~ 80% of
diabetics live in developing countries. Similar to the rest of sub-Saharan African countries …

Prevalence and correlates of diabetes mellitus in Uganda: a population‐based national survey

S Bahendeka, R Wesonga, G Mutungi… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objective We analysed fasting blood glucose (FBG) and other data collected as part of a
population‐based nationwide non‐communicable disease risk factor survey, to estimate the …

Prevalence of diabetes mellitus and its associated factors in Bangladesh: application of two-level logistic regression model

A Talukder, MZ Hossain - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
This study intends to explore the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) and its associated
factors in Bangladesh. The necessary information was extracted from Bangladesh …

Signaling defects associated with insulin resistance in nondiabetic and diabetic individuals and modification by sex

N Haider, J Lebastchi, AK Jayavelu… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Insulin resistance is present in one-quarter of the general population, predisposing these
people to a wide range of diseases. Our aim was to identify cell-intrinsic determinants of …

Prevalence of diabetes in Brazil over time: a systematic review with meta-analysis

GH Telo, FV Cureau, MS de Souza, TS Andrade… - Diabetology & metabolic …, 2016 - Springer
Diabetes is one of the most important epidemic diseases of this century and the number of
people with diabetes has more than doubled over the past three decades. Our aim was to …

Prevalence of non-communicable disease risk factors among poor shantytown residents in Dhaka, Bangladesh: a community-based cross-sectional survey

M Khalequzzaman, C Chiang, SR Choudhury… - BMJ open, 2017 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives This study aims to describe the prevalence of non-communicable disease (NCD)
risk factors among the urban poor in Bangladesh. Design We conducted a community-based …

The prevalence of type 2 diabetes among older people in Africa: a systematic review

M Werfalli, ME Engel, A Musekiwa… - The lancet Diabetes & …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Little information is available on the prevalence of diabetes in people aged 55 years or older
living on the African continent. We did a systematic review of the prevalence of type 2 …

Genetic mechanisms leading to sex differences across common diseases and anthropometric traits

M Traglia, D Bseiso, A Gusev, B Adviento, DS Park… - Genetics, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Common diseases often show sex differences in prevalence, onset, symptomology,
treatment, or prognosis. Although studies have been performed to evaluate sex differences …