Diabetes Prevalence Survey of Pakistan (DPS-PAK): prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus and prediabetes using HbA1c: a population-based survey from Pakistan.

AH, Aamir; Z, Ul-Haq; SA, Mahar; FM, Qureshi; I, Ahmad; A, Jawa; A, Sheikh; A, Raza; S, Fazid; Z, Jadoon; O, Ishtiaq; N, Safdar; H, Afridi; AH, Heald

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025300

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Diabetes Prevalence Survey of Pakistan (DPS-PAK): prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus and prediabetes using HbA1c: a population-based survey from Pakistan.

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Authors:

Aamir AH

Ul-Haq Z

Mahar SA

Abstract

<h4>Objectives</h4>We conducted a Pakistan-wide community-based survey on the prevalence of type 2 diabetes using glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) as the screening test. The aim was to estimate diabetes prevalence across different demographic groups as well as all regions of Pakistan.<h4>Design, setting...

Subject

Obesity

Diabetes

Prevalence

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