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Influence of familial risk on diabetes risk-reducing behaviors among U.S. adults without diabetes.
Diabetes care - 1 Nov 2011
Chang Man-Huei, Valdez Rodolfo, Ned Renée M, Liu Tiebin, Yang Quanhe, Yesupriya Ajay, Dowling Nicole F, Meigs James B, Bowen Michael S, Khoury Muin J
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OBJECTIVE: To test the association of family history of diabetes with the adoption of diabetes risk-reducing behaviors and whether this association is strengthened by physician advice or commonly known factors associated with diabetes risk. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: We used cross-sectional data from the 2005-2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) to examine the effects of family history...
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