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  2. Epidemiology of diabetes - Wikipedia

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    Diabetes currently affects more than 74 million Indians, which is more than 8.3% of the adult population. [1] It is estimated to be around 57% of the current cases of diabetes to be undiagnosed. [17] Among young and middle aged adults the prevalence of diabetes is 6.7% and prediabetes is 5.6% according to the National Family Health Survey-4. [18]

  3. Epidemiology of metabolic syndrome - Wikipedia

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    In 2012, diabetes caused 356,586 deaths in this region, a zone with the highest prevalence of diabetes in adults (11%) in the world. [16] Turkey reported a prevalence of 33.9% for metabolic syndrome (MS), with a higher prevalence in women (39.6%) than in men (28%). [17]

  4. Diabetes - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 December 2024. Group of endocrine diseases characterized by high blood sugar levels This article is about the common insulin disorder. For the urine hyper-production disorder, see Diabetes insipidus. For other uses, see Diabetes (disambiguation). Medical condition Diabetes mellitus Universal blue ...

  5. Genetic causes of type 2 diabetes - Wikipedia

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    Genetic risk for type 2 diabetes changes as humans first began migrating around the world, implying a strong environmental component has affected the genetic-basis of type 2 diabetes. [ 24 ] [ 25 ] This can be seen from the adoption of the type 2 diabetes epidemiological pattern in those who have moved to a different environment as compared to ...

  6. Type 2 diabetes - Wikipedia

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    Prevalence of total diabetes by age and Global Burden of Disease super-region in 2021. The International Diabetes Federation estimates nearly 537 million people lived with diabetes worldwide in 2021, [152] 90–95% of whom have type 2 diabetes. [153] Diabetes is common both in the developed and the developing world. [10]

  7. Metabolic syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Recent studies have highlighted the global prevalence of metabolic syndrome, driven by the rise in obesity and type 2 diabetes. The World Health Organization (WHO) and other major health organizations define metabolic syndrome with criteria that include central obesity, insulin resistance, hypertension, and dyslipidemia.

  8. Garnett L. Keith, Jr. - Pay Pals - The Huffington Post

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    From January 2008 to June 2010, if you bought shares in companies when Garnett L. Keith, Jr. joined the board, and sold them when he left, you would have a -67.5 percent return on your investment, compared to a -26.9 percent return from the S&P 500.

  9. Lifestyle causes of type 2 diabetes - Wikipedia

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    Obesity has been found to contribute to approximately 55% of cases of type 2 diabetes; [10] chronic obesity leads to increased insulin resistance that can develop into type 2 diabetes, [11] most likely because adipose tissue (especially that in the abdomen around internal organs) is a source of several chemical signals, hormones and cytokines, to other tissues.