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Type 2 diabetes in rural and urban population: diverse prevalence and associated risk factors in Bangladesh
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University of Oslo, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation for Diabetes Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders, University of Dhaka, ...
Published InDiabetic Medicine
Year2005
Citations166
Abstract
AIMS: To describe differences in prevalence of Type 2 diabetes mellitus with its associated risk factors between rural and urban populations in Bangladesh. Diagnostic criteria [fasting blood glucose (FBG) and oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTT)] were compared and reviewed for both populations. METHODS: A total of 1555 subjects from urban and 4757 from rural communities (age > or = 20 years) with similar cultural and ethnic backgrounds were randomly selected in a cross-sectional survey. FBG values were determined from all and 2-h post-glucose capillary blood samples were determined after a 75-g oral glucose load for a selected number (urban 476, rural 1046). RESULTS: A higher prevalence of diabetes was found in urban (8.1%) compared with rural populations (2.3%). Age, sex…
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