Epidemiology of Macrovascular Complications of Diabetes in South Asians and Comparison with Other Ethnicities

South Asians have been shown to have increased abdominal adiposity, visceral fat, low muscle mass and subclinical inflammation, all of which make them prone to diabetes and its macrovascular complications. Diabetes is the most important risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD) in South Asia and...

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Main Authors: Ritesh Gupta, Anoop Misra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Barcaray International 2016-01-01
Series:International Cardiovascular Forum Journal
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Online Access:http://icfjournal.org/index.php/icfj/article/view/285/Gupta%20285%20pp10-18