High prevalence of cardio-metabolic risk factors in a young urban Sri-Lankan population.

BACKGROUND: South-Asian's are predisposed to early onset type 2 diabetes (T2DM). The prevalence of cardio-metabolic risk-factors in young Sri-Lankans is unknown. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: To determine by questionnaire and anthropometry the prevalence of first degree family history (FH) of...

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Main Authors: Mahen Wijesuriya, Martin Gulliford, Judith Charlton, Laksha Vasantharaja, Giancarlo Viberti, Luigi Gnudi, Janaka Karalliedde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3278419?pdf=render