Author Interviews, BMC, Cost of Health Care, Diabetes, Yale / 28.09.2019
Study Finds Need For Increased Diabetes Screening in Rural Communities
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Phoebe Tran
Doctoral Student
Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology
Yale School of Medicine
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study?
Response: As the prevalence of diabetes risk factors such as obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and physical inactivity are considerably higher in US individuals residing in rural areas compared to their urban counterparts, rural residents face increased risk of developing diabetes. Diabetes screening is a useful tool that can be used to identify people with newly developed type 2 diabetes and offer them early treatment. In this study, we examined whether there are differences in diabetes screening levels between rural and urban areas across the US using nationally representative survey data from 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2017.
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Phoebe Tran
Doctoral Student
Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology
Yale School of Medicine
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study?
Response: As the prevalence of diabetes risk factors such as obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and physical inactivity are considerably higher in US individuals residing in rural areas compared to their urban counterparts, rural residents face increased risk of developing diabetes. Diabetes screening is a useful tool that can be used to identify people with newly developed type 2 diabetes and offer them early treatment. In this study, we examined whether there are differences in diabetes screening levels between rural and urban areas across the US using nationally representative survey data from 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2017.
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