Risk of diabetes mellitus in physicians: a nationwide study in Taiwan

• Main Authors: Shang-Gyu Lee (Author), I-Jung Feng (Author), Chien-Chin Hsu (Author), Yi-Fong Wang (Author), Chewn-Yi Yang (Author), Jhi-Joung Wang (Author), Jui-Yuan Chung (Author), Chien-Cheng Huang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The heavy workload of physicians in Taiwan may contribute to poor lifestyles and increased risk for diabetes mellitus (DM). We conducted this study to determine the risk for DM among physicians in Taiwan. Methods We used the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database to i...