Diabetes research and clinical practice
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Diabetes Res. Clin. Pract. · Mar 2010
Using anthropometric indices to predict cardio-metabolic risk factors in Australian indigenous populations.
To compare the predictive power of anthropometric indices (BMI, waist circumference (WC), waist-to-hip ratio (WHpR) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR)) for diabetes, hypertension and dyslipidemia in Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (TSI) adults. ⋯ BMI was not a good discriminator of cardio-metabolic risk factors in Australian Indigenous populations compared with other anthropometric indices. WHpR is more closely associated with the risk of cardio-metabolic in these high-risk populations.
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Diabetes Res. Clin. Pract. · Mar 2010
Vital sign triage to rule out diabetic ketoacidosis and non-ketotic hyperosmolar syndrome in hyperglycemic patients.
To develop a prediction algorithm to rule out diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and non-ketotic hyperosmolar syndrome (NKHS) based on vital signs for early triage of patients with diabetes. ⋯ Our algorithm may help DKA/NKHS triage and patients with normal vital signs can be initially triaged as low risk for DKA/NKHS.
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To estimate the global health expenditure on diabetes among people aged 20-79 years for the years 2010 and 2030. ⋯ Diabetes imposes an increasing economic burden on national health care systems worldwide. More prevention efforts are needed to reduce this burden. Meanwhile, the very low expenditures per capita in poor countries indicate that more resources are required to provide basic diabetes care in such settings.