Diabetes in Asian Indians—How much is preventable? Ten-year follow-up of the Chennai Urban Rural Epidemiology Study (CURES-142)

Highlights • The PAR for diabetes was assessed in a representative urban Indian population. • 1376 individuals from Chennai (South India) were followed up after 10 years. • 80% of the risk for diabetes could be explained by five modifiable factors. • Translation of this information could help slow d...

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Veröffentlicht in:Diabetes research and clinical practice 2015-08, Vol.109 (2), p.253-261
Hauptverfasser: Anjana, Ranjit Mohan, Sudha, Vasudevan, Nair, Divya H, Lakshmipriya, Nagarajan, Deepa, Mohan, Pradeepa, Rajendra, Shanthirani, Coimbatore S, Subhashini, Sivasankaran, Malik, Vasanti, Unnikrishnan, Ranjit, Binu, Valsalakumari S, Patel, Shivani A, Hu, Frank B, Mohan, Viswanathan
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • The PAR for diabetes was assessed in a representative urban Indian population. • 1376 individuals from Chennai (South India) were followed up after 10 years. • 80% of the risk for diabetes could be explained by five modifiable factors. • Translation of this information could help slow down the epidemic of diabetes.
ISSN:0168-8227
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DOI:10.1016/j.diabres.2015.05.039