Prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus among inland residents in China (2000-2014): A meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Aims/introduction

Besides the aging population in China, the following have become serious public health problems: increasing urban population, lifestyle changes and diabetes. We assessed the epidemiology of type 2 diabetes mellitus in China between 2000 and 2014, and analyzed time trends to better determine the prevalence status of diabetes in China and to provide a basis for prevention and decision-making.

Materials and methods

In our systematic review, we searched China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Chinese VIP Information, Wanfang and PubMed databases for studies on type 2 diabetes mellitus between 2000 and 2014 in China. Two investigators extracted the data and assessed the quality of the included literature independently. We excluded studies that did not use 1999

SUBMITTER: Yang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5089946 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature