Ischaemic heart disease in Turkish migrants with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the Netherlands: wait for the next generation?

Autor: Dijkstra, S., Klok, M., van Hoogenhuyze, D., Sauerwein, H. P., Berghout, A.
Přispěvatelé: Other departments
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2002
Zdroj: Netherlands journal of medicine, 60(11), 434-437. Van Zuiden Communications BV
ISSN: 0300-2977
Popis: Objective: To study the prevalence of ischaemic heart disease in Turkish and Surinam-Asian migrants with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the Netherlands as compared with Europeans. Methods: In a consecutive case-control study, 59 Turkish and 62 Surinam-Asian patients were compared with 185 Europeans referred to a diabetes clinic for treatment of type 2 diabetes in the period 1992 to 1998. Main outcome measures were ischaemic heart disease and its associated risk factors. Results: The prevalence of ischaemic heart disease was lower (9%) in the Turks (p
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