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Age and living in an urban environment are major determinants of diabetes among South Kivu Congolese adults.

Diabetes & metabolism - 1 Oct 2012

Katchunga P, Masumbuko B, Belma M, Kashongwe Munogolo Z, Hermans M P, M'buyamba-Kabangu J R

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OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to determine the risk factors for diabetes mellitus (DM) in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. METHODOLOGY: Multilevel sampling identified 200 households (444 adults aged ≥ 20 years) from 20 neighbourhoods in the city of Bukavu, and 90 households (255 adults aged ≥ 20 years) from 10 villages in the Kaziba (South Kivu) chiefdom (the South Kivu VITARAA study). DM was...

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PMID: 22483839
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabet.2012.02.008

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