Burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus and its risk factors in North Africa and the Middle East, 1990-2019: findings from the Global Burden of Disease study 2019

• Main Authors: Nazli Namazi (Author), Sahar Saeedi Moghaddam (Author), Shahnaz Esmaeili (Author), Maryam Peimani (Author), Yeganeh Sharifnejad Tehrani (Author), Fatemeh Bandarian (Author), Parnian Shobeiri (Author), Ensieh Nasli-Esfahani (Author), Mohammad-Reza Malekpour (Author), Negar Rezaei (Author), Nazila Rezaei (Author), Babak Arjmand (Author), Bagher Larijani (Author), Farshad Farzadfar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) in the North Africa and Middle East region is alarmingly high, prompting us to investigate the burden and factors contributing to it through the GBD study. Additionally, there is a lack of knowledge about the epidemiological statu...