Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5899410 | Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice | 2014 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
In contrast to other modelling studies, both the Saudi IMPACT Diabetes Forecast Model and the GBD model directly incorporated the trends in obesity prevalence and/or body mass index (BMI) to inform T2DM prevalence estimates. It appears that such a direct incorporation of obesity trends in modelling studies results in higher estimates of the future prevalence of T2DM, at least in countries where obesity has been rapidly increasing.
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Authors
Abdulkareem J. Al-Quwaidhi, Mark S. Pearce, Eugene Sobngwi, Julia A. Critchley, Martin O'Flaherty,