Preventing type 2 diabetes mellitus in Qatar by reducing obesity, smoking, and physical inactivity: mathematical modeling analyses

• Main Authors: Susanne F. Awad (Author), Martin O'Flaherty (Author), Katie G. El-Nahas (Author), Abdulla O. Al-Hamaq (Author), Julia A. Critchley (Author), Laith J. Abu-Raddad (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The aim of this study was to estimate the impact of reducing the prevalence of obesity, smoking, and physical inactivity, and introducing physical activity as an explicit intervention, on the burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), using Qatar as an example. Methods A populati...