Incidence of diabetes and its predictors in the Greater Beirut Area: a five-year longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) remains a world epidemic. Obtaining accurate estimates of its incidence and their predictors will aid in targeting preventive measures, allocating resources, and strategizing its management. The Middle East North Africa region has high T2D prevalence and rates of rise. Few incidence studies exist for the region, and none from Lebanon. The current study objective was to determine diabetes incidence and diabetes predictors in a community-based Lebanese sample. A secondary objective was to describe the metabolic control over time in adults with preexisting diabetes.

Methods

This is a five-year (2014-2019) follow-up study on a random sample of 501 residents of the Greater Beirut area. Out of 478 people eligible to participate in the follow-up stu

SUBMITTER: Nasrallah MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9066987 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature