Determining type 2 diabetes risk factors for the adults: A community based study from Turkey

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a significant health problem affecting millions of people worldwide and is increasing more rapidly than expected. The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) reports that 424.9 million people were diabetes patients at the end of 2017, and that this number will reach 628.6 million in 2045. In addition, 50% of the people with diabetes are not aware of their disease, and three-quarters of them lived in the countries in low to moderate income group [1]. The study for the Diabetes Epidemiology in Turkey (TURDEP-2) suggests that 45% of diabetes patients in Turkey are not aware of their disease, and that diabetes prevalence is 13.7%.
Source: Primary Care Diabetes - Category: Primary Care Authors: Tags: Original research Source Type: research