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Prospective study of the link between overweight/obesity and diabetes incidence among Mexican older adults: 2001-2012.
Salud publica de Mexico - 1 Jan 2015
Pinto Guido, Beltrán-Sánchez Hiram
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OBJECTIVE: To prospectively assess the relationship between overweight/obesity and incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) among Mexicans aged 50+, assessing effects of age, genetic predisposition, education, physical activity, and place of residence. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS) was used to prospectively follow respondents free of diabetes in 2001 who became diabetic by...
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