Annals Internal Medicine, Author Interviews, Diabetes / 04.09.2014
Surprising Gender Differences in Diabetes Prevalence Over 25 Year Period
MedicalResearch.com Interview with
Andy Menke PhD
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Medicine
New Orleans, Louisiana
Medical Research: What are the main findings of the study?
Dr. Menke: The prevalence of diabetes increased more in men than women between 1976 and 2010 in the US, from 4.7% to 11.2% in men and from 5.7% to 8.7% in women. Changes over time in the distribution of age, race/ethnicity, and obesity in the population explained all of the increase in women and only half of the increase in men.
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