Prevalence of diabetes among Han, Manchu and Korean ethnicities in the Mudanjiang area of China: a cross-sectional survey

• Main Authors: Feng Yan (Author), Yang Yumei (Author), Ma Xuesong (Author), Chen Kaiting (Author), Wu Nannan (Author), Wang Dongmei (Author), Li Pengjie (Author), Wang Minnan (Author), Li Qiang (Author), Zhang Jinchao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Rapid socioeconomic development resulting in changing lifestyles and life expectancy appears to be accompanied by an increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes. Genetic predisposition related to ethnicity is a major determinant of diab...