Diabetes in Navajo Youth
| Autor: | Charlene Avery, Giuseppina Imperatore, Richard F. Hamman, Lisa Testaverde, Joquetta DeGroat, Christopher A. Percy, Ralph B. D'Agostino, Diana Hu, Martia Glass, Dana Dabelea, Georgeanna J. Klingensmith, Carmelita Sorrelman, Jennifer Beyer |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
| Předmět: |
Gerontology
Male medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Adolescent Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Population 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Type 2 diabetes 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Diabetes mellitus Epidemiology Internal Medicine medicine Prevalence Humans 030212 general & internal medicine education Child Advanced and Specialized Nursing Type 1 diabetes education.field_of_study business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Infant Newborn Infant Articles medicine.disease Obesity language.human_language United States 3. Good health Navajo Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Child Preschool language Indians North American Female business |
| Zdroj: | Diabetes Care |
| ISSN: | 1935-5548 0149-5992 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE—To estimate the prevalence and incidence of diabetes, clinical characteristics, and risk factors for chronic complications among Navajo youth, using data collected by the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study (SEARCH study). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS—The SEARCH study identified all prevalent cases of diabetes in 2001 and all incident cases in 2002–2005 among Navajo youth. We estimated denominators with the user population for eligible health care facilities. Youth with diabetes also attended a research visit that included questionnaires, physical examination, blood and urine collection, and extended medical record abstraction. RESULTS—Diabetes is infrequent among Navajo youth aged CONCLUSIONS—Our data provide evidence that diabetes is an important health problem for Navajo youth. Targeted efforts aimed at primary prevention of diabetes in Navajo youth and efforts to prevent or delay the development of chronic complications among those with diabetes are warranted. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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