Socially isolated individuals are more prone to have newly diagnosed and prevalent type 2 diabetes mellitus - the Maastricht study -

• Main Authors: Stephanie Brinkhues (Author), Nicole H. T. M. Dukers-Muijrers (Author), Christian J. P. A. Hoebe (Author), Carla J. H. van der Kallen (Author), Pieter C. Dagnelie (Author), Annemarie Koster (Author), Ronald M. A. Henry (Author), Simone J. S. Sep (Author), Nicolaas C. Schaper (Author), Coen D. A. Stehouwer (Author), Hans Bosma (Author), Paul H. M. Savelkoul (Author), Miranda T. Schram (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Social isolation is associated with type 2 diabetes (T2DM), but it is unclear which elements play a crucial role in this association. Therefore, we assessed the associations of a broad range of structural and functional social network characteristics with normal glucose metabolis...