The global epidemiology of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and the metabolic syndrome.

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Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) constitutes about 85% of all cases of diabetes in developed countries and it has now reached epidemic proportions in many developing nations, as well as disadvantaged groups in developed countries, e.g., Mexican- and African-Americans and Australian Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders. The diagnosis of NIDDM is usually made after the age of 50 years in Europids,...

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