Diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance among Turkish immigrants in Sweden

Hjorleifsdottir-Steiner K., Satman I., Sundquist J., Kaya A., Wandell P.

DIABETES RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE, cilt.92, sa.1, ss.118-123, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 92 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.diabres.2010.12.011
  • Dergi Adı: DIABETES RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.118-123
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Diabetes, Impaired glucose tolerance, Turkish immigrant, CORONARY-HEART-DISEASE, RISK-FACTORS, INCREASED PREVALENCE, UNITED-STATES, BLOOD-GLUCOSE, MELLITUS, RESISTANCE, ETHNICITY, OBESITY, STRESS
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aim: To investigate whether the prevalence of diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) was higher among Turkish immigrants in Sweden, than in their area of origin in Turkey.