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Background
Asia is experiencing a type 2 diabetes epidemic, but prevalence differs by ethnicity and level of socioeconomic development. Singapore and Mauritius have implemented comprehensive campaigns to address this public health problem. We compared diabetes and obesity prevalence trends among Chinese and South Asians living in Singapore and Mauritius to determine the contribution of ethnicity...
BackgroundNo systematic comparison has been conducted in Fiji using all suitable surveys of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and obesity prevalence after standardizing methodology and definitions.
MethodsUnit records from six surveys of Fiji adults were variously adjusted for age, ethnicity (Fiji Melanesians, i‐Taukei, and Fijians of Asian Indian descent [Indians]) and urban–rural by sex to previous...
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