| Prevalence of Diabetes in China |
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Prevalence of Diabetes in China
There is concern that diabetes may become epidemic, because of the change in lifestyle in China.
Wenying Yang, M.D.et Al. conducted a national study from June 2007 through May 2008.
A nationally representative sample of 46,239 adults, 20 years of age or older, participated in the study.
The age-standardized prevalences of total diabetes and prediabetes were 9.7% and 15.5% , respectively, accounting for 92.4 million adults with diabetes and 148.2 million adults with prediabetes . The prevalence of diabetes increased with increasing age and with increasing weight. The prevalence of diabetes was higher among urban residents than among rural residents .
These results indicate that diabetes has become a major public health problem in China and that strategies aimed at the prevention and treatment of diabetes are needed.
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Source Information:
NEJM Number 12 March 25, 2010 Volume 362:1090-1101
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