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Sibling and parental history in type 2 diabetes risk among ethnic Chinese: the Chin-Shan Community Cardiovascular Cohort Study.
European journal of cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation : official journal of the European Society of Cardiology, Working Groups on Epidemiology & Prevention and Cardiac Rehabilitation and Exercise Physiology - 1 Dec 2008
Chien Kuo-Liong, Hsu Hsiu-Ching, Su Ta-Chen, Chang Wei-Tien, Chen Pei-Chun, Chen Ming-Fong, Lee Yuan-Teh
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BACKGROUND: This study aims to compare various family history profiles as predictors of diabetes in a community-based prospective cohort because few prospective studies have examined the association of family history with diabetes risk in ethnic Chinese populations. METHODS: Among 2960 participants free from baseline diabetes through the Chin-Shan Community Cardiovascular Cohort Study, there were 548 cases that...
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