Lifetime risk of developing impaired glucose metabolism and eventual progression from prediabetes to type 2 diabetes: a prospective cohort study

Data are scarce for the lifetime risk of developing impaired glucose metabolism, including prediabetes, as are data for the risk of eventual progression from prediabetes to diabetes and for initiation of insulin treatment in previously untreated patients with diabetes. We aimed to calculate the life...

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Published in:	The lancet. Diabetes & endocrinology Vol. 4; no. 1; p. 44
Main Authors:	Ligthart, Symen, van Herpt, Thijs T W, Leening, Maarten J G, Kavousi, Maryam, Hofman, Albert, Stricker, Bruno H C, van Hoek, Mandy, Sijbrands, Eric J G, Franco, Oscar H, Dehghan, Abbas
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 01.01.2016
Subjects:	Aged Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - epidemiology Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - metabolism Disease Progression Female Glucose - metabolism Humans Male Middle Aged Prediabetic State - epidemiology Prediabetic State - metabolism Prospective Studies Risk Factors
ISSN:	2213-8595, 2213-8595
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