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Waugh, Norman. (2008) Reducing the rise in type 2 diabetes. British Journal of General Practice, Vol.58 (No.553). pp. 533-534. ISSN 0960-1643
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3399/bjgp08X319693
Abstract
The York and Humber Public Health Observatory1 reports that 4.7% of the population now have diabetes, of which 92% (4.3% of the population) have type 2 diabetes. The diagnosed prevalence has doubled between 1994 and 2003. The increasing number of people with type 2 diabetes reflects several factors: an ageing population; a true increase in prevalence, related to increased prevalence of overweight and obesity; decreasing physical activity; better survival of those with diabetes due to improved control of blood glucose, blood pressure, and lipids; and earlier diagnosis, partly from informal screening. (A recent study using British general practice data found that one-third of people aged over 40 years [excluding those known to have diabetes] underwent blood glucose measurement in the previous 2 years.2)
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
| Journal or Publication Title: | British Journal of General Practice |
| Publisher: | Royal College of General Practitioners |
| ISSN: | 0960-1643 |
| Date: | 1 August 2008 |
| Volume: | Vol.58 |
| Number: | No.553 |
| Page Range: | pp. 533-534 |
| Identification Number: | 10.3399/bjgp08X319693 |
| Status: | Peer Reviewed |
| Publication Status: | Published |
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
| URI: | http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/46379 |
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