The diabetes epidemic in China: an integrated review of national surveys

X Shen, A Vaidya, S Wu, X Gao - Endocrine Practice, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective: To review trends in the prevalence and incidence of diabetes mellitus (DM) and
related risk factors in China. Methods: We searched the literature using PubMed, China …

Prevalence and factors associated with pre-diabetes and diabetes mellitus in Kenya: results from a national survey

SF Mohamed, M Mwangi, MK Mutua, J Kibachio… - BMC public health, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Background Diabetes Mellitus is one of the four major non-communicable diseases
causing about 4 million deaths in 2017. By 2040, low income countries are projected to …

Variations in diabetes prevalence in low-, middle-, and high-income countries: results from the prospective urban and rural epidemiological study

GR Dagenais, HC Gerstein, X Zhang… - Diabetes …, 2016 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE The goal of this study was to assess whether diabetes prevalence varies by
countries at different economic levels and whether this can be explained by known risk …

Diabetes in China: a societal solution for a personal challenge

JCN Chan, Y Zhang, G Ning - The lancet Diabetes & endocrinology, 2014 - thelancet.com
China has a large burden of diabetes: in 2013, one in four people with diabetes worldwide
were in China, where 11· 6% of adults had diabetes and 50· 1% had prediabetes. Many …

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 …

Midkine: A multifaceted driver of atherosclerosis

ZZ Zhang, G Wang, SH Yin, XH Yu - Clinica chimica acta, 2021 - Elsevier
Atherosclerosis constitutes the pathological basis of life-threatening events, including heart
attack and stroke. Midkine is a heparin-binding growth factor and forms a small protein …

Prevalence of overweight and obesity based on the body mass index; a cross-sectional study in Alkharj, Saudi Arabia

S Al-Ghamdi, MM Shubair, A Aldiab… - Lipids in health and …, 2018 - Springer
Background Obesity and overweight are accompanied with several different chronic
diseases. Overweight and obesity can be measured by using body mass index (BMI) and is …

Prevalence of prediabetes, diabetes, and its associated risk factors among males in Saudi Arabia: a population‐based survey

KK Aldossari, A Aldiab, JM Al-Zahrani… - Journal of diabetes …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives. The study aims at determining the prevalence of prediabetes and diabetes and
at ascertaining some concomitant risk factors among males in Saudi Arabia. Methods. A …

Effects of long-term exposure to air pollution on the incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus: a meta-analysis of cohort studies

M Yang, H Cheng, C Shen, J Liu, H Zhang… - … Science and Pollution …, 2020 - Springer
This meta-analysis aimed to comprehensively assess the effects of long-term air pollution
exposure on the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Studies were selected from three …

Prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of type 2 diabetes mellitus among the adult residents of tehran: Tehran Cohort Study

A Oraii, A Shafiee, A Jalali, F Alaeddini, S Saadat… - BMC endocrine …, 2022 - Springer
Background The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus has increased in the past decades.
We investigated the prevalence of diabetes and its awareness, treatment, and control …