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Type 2 diabetes in Mauritania: prevalence of the undiagnosed diabetes, influence of family history and maternal effect.
Primary care diabetes - 1 Apr 2013
Meiloud Ghlana, Arfa Imen, Kefi Rym, Abdelhamid Isselmou, Veten Fatimetou, Lasram Khaled, Ben Halim Nizar, Sidi Mhamed Abdallahi, Samb Abdoulaye, Abdelhak Sonia, Houmeida Ahmed Ould
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AIM: We estimated the prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes, analyzed the influence of family history on the occurrence of T2D and evaluated its aggregation pattern in the Mauritanian population. METHODS: The prevalence of unknown diabetes was obtained using data compiled from 1278 Mauritanian adults applying a questionnaire and fasting serum glucose tests. Detailed family history of diabetes and clinical...
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