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3. Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes

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Knowler, William C., primary, Hoskin, Mary, additional, Curtis, Jeffrey M., additional, Nelson, Robert G., additional, and Hanson, Robert L., additional

Published
2010
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21. Diabetic Kidney Disease in Transitional and Disadvantaged Populations.

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Veves, Aristidis, Cortes, Pedro, Mogensen, Carl Erik, Weil, E. Jennifer, and Nelson, Robert G.

Abstract

The International Diabetes Federation estimates that the number of people with diabetes worldwide is 171 million and projects that number will increase to 334 million by the year 2030 (1). Most of the increase will be the result of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and disadvantaged people and those from transitional populations—people undergoing rapid change in their economies, lifestyles, and health—will be affected disproportionately (Fig. 1). Transitional and disadvantaged populations may include people of any race or ethnicity, but those most at risk for T2DM are Asians, Pacific Islanders, Australian Aborigines, African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans. These particular populations are also at higher risk for developing diabetic nephropathy (DN). Factors contributing to the high rate of DN in these transitional and disadvantaged populations may include differences in access to health care, genetic susceptibility, and environmental exposures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2006
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22. Non-Caucasian North American Populations: Native Americans.

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Narayan, K. M. Venkat, Nelson, Robert G., Hanson, Robert L., Pettitt, David J., and Knowler, William C.

Abstract

Diabetes was apparently rare among Native Americans until the middle part of the twentieth century. However, since World War II diabetes has become one of the most common serious diseases in many Native American tribes. The Pima Indians of Arizona have the world's highest prevalence and incidence of diabetes, and there is firm evidence that the incidence of diabetes in this community has increased during the past few decades. This chapter describes the magnitude of diabetes prevalence and incidence in Native Americans, reviews the risk factors for the disease, and summarizes the epidemiology of vascular and non-vascular complications of diabetes. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Published
2001

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