Title:	Screening for Diabetes Mellitus type 2, including over nutrition, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia and family history of diabetes in adults at Ubon Ratchathani province of Thailand.
Author:	Prawira, John
Institution:	Institute of Tropical Medicine and International Health, Berlin
Graduate date:	2011-10-15 (W3C-DTF)
Document:	Prawira_Abstract_for_TropEd.pdf
Description: This cross sectional study aimed to estimate the rate of diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM) and its association with over nutrition, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia and family history of DM among adults in the Khemarat district, Ubon Patchathani province of Thailand. The population for this study consisted of adults aged ≥ 35 years old in Khemarat district, Ubon Ratchathani province of Thailand. This study made used of the secondary dataset derived from a screening program conducted at the Khemarat district of the Ubon Ratchathani province by the local health authorities initiated by the Ministry of Public Health, Thailand in the year 2007. Bivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to obtain the crude odds ratio followed by multivariate logistic regression to obtain adjusted odds ratio.
Classification:	2011 (LCSH)
Language:	English
Date Of Record Creation:	2013-07-05 02:51:30 (W3C-DTF)
Date Of Record Release:	2013-07-05 02:53:26 (W3C-DTF)
Date Last Modified:	2013-07-05 02:54:20 (W3C-DTF)