High prevalence of type 2 diabetes in Iraqi and Swedish residents in a deprived Swedish neighbourhood - a population based study

• Main Authors: Sundquist Jan (Author), Groop Leif (Author), Agardh Carl-David (Author), Johansson Sven-Erik (Author), Bennet Louise (Author), Råstam Lennart (Author), Sundquist Kristina (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2011-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Immigrants from the Middle-East are at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D). The aim of the present survey was to measure, in a single deprived neighbourhood, the prevalence rates of impaired fasting glucose (IFG), impaired...