Diabetes and pre-diabetes among persons aged 35 to 60 years in eastern Uganda: prevalence and associated factors.

BACKGROUND: Our aim was to estimate the prevalence of abnormal glucose regulation (AGR) (i.e. diabetes and pre-diabetes) and its associated factors among people aged 35-60 years so as to clarify the relevance of targeted screening in rural Africa. METHODS: A population-based survey of 1,497 people (...

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Main Authors: Roy William Mayega, David Guwatudde, Fredrick Makumbi, Frederick Nelson Nakwagala, Stefan Peterson, Goran Tomson, Claes-Goran Ostenson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3743823?pdf=render