Erschienen in:
27.08.2019 | Editorial
A life course perspective on diabetes: developmental origins and beyond
verfasst von:
Sally M. Marshall
Erschienen in:
Diabetologia
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Ausgabe 10/2019
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Excerpt
We are all very well acquainted with the enormous and increasing impact of diabetes mellitus on individuals and society worldwide. The World Health Organization estimates that the number of people with diabetes worldwide rose from 108 million in 1980 to 422 million in 2014 [
1]. The global prevalence in those aged more than 18 years increased from 4.7% to 8.5% over the same period. The prevalence has increased more rapidly in middle- and low-income countries and in those who are socially deprived. …