Author Interviews, Diabetes, Global Health / 20.01.2020
Life Expectancy Increasing for Older, but Not Younger, Chinese with Diabetes
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Prof. Andrea On Yan LUK (陸安欣)
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine & Therapeutics
Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Specialist in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Honorary Associate Consultant, Hospital Authority
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study?
Response: The overall mortality in people with diabetes has declined in many developed countries but little is known about the mortality trend in Asia. In this study, we examined the trend in mortality rates using a territory-wide database of 770,000 people with diabetes in Hong Kong. (more…)