Urban diabetes: the case of the metropolitan area of Rome.

CONCLUSIONS: Important socio-demographic changes have occurred in Rome during the last decades with a raise in the prevalence of obesity and diabetes. A wide variation exists in the prevalence of T2D among the districts of Rome, associated with social and cultural determinants. This study model can help rethinking diabetes in an urban setting.
PMID: 31124997 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Acta Bio-Medica : Atenei Parmensis - May 22, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: Nicolucci A, Rossi MC, Vaccaro K, Crialesi R, Rossetti S, Da Empoli S, Corsaro L, Morviducci L, Baroni MG, Frontoni S, Dotta F Tags: Acta Biomed Source Type: research