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10-year Incidence of Diabetes and Associated Risk Factors in Greece: the ATTICA study (2002-2012)
Author(s) -
Efi Koloverou,
Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos,
Christos Pitsavos,
Christina Chrysohoou,
Ekavi N. Georgousopoulou,
Evangelia Pitaraki,
Vassiliki Metaxa,
Christodoulos Stefanadis
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the review of diabetic studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1614-0575
pISSN - 1613-6071
DOI - 10.1900/rds.2014.11.181
Subject(s) - incidence (geometry) , diabetes mellitus , medicine , demography , environmental health , endocrinology , mathematics , sociology , geometry
The incidence of diabetes in the general population is increasing world-wide. The increase is attributed to the consumption of saturated fatty acids, obesity, lack of physical activity, genetic predisposition, and other factors, but knowledge about the reasons, biological mechanisms, and late complications is insufficient. It is therefore important to clarify the reasons more exactly through long-term clinical trials to stop the rise of diabetes and its complications.

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