Prevalence of diabetes recorded in mainland China using 2018 diagnostic criteria from the American Diabetes Association: national cross sectional study

Published on April 28, 2020

The prevalence of total diabetes defined by the WHO criteria increased from 9.7% in 2007 to 11.2% in 2017 among adults living in China. The findings indicate that diabetes is an important public health problem in China. BMJ

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