Prevalence of Diabetes among Men and Women in China

20103,043 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Wenying Yang · China-Japan Friendship Hospital

Juming Lu · Chinese General Hospital College of Nursing and Liberal Arts

Jianping Weng · Sun Yat-sen University

Weiping Jia · Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital

Linong Ji · Peking University

Jianzhong Xiao · China-Japan Friendship Hospital

Zhongyan Shan

Abstract

These results indicate that diabetes has become a major public health problem in China and that strategies aimed at the prevention and treatment of diabetes are needed.

Topics & Keywords

Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Diabetes Management and Education Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 362, Issue 12, pp. 1090-1101

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa0908292

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