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Metabolic syndrome, aging, physical inactivity, and incidence of type 2 diabetes in general African population

Benjamin Longo‐Mbenza, J.B. Kasiam Lasi On'kin, A. Nge Okwe, N. Kangola Kabangu, Simon Mbungu Fuele

Diabetes and Vascular Disease Research · 2009 · ▲ 55 citations

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Abstract

The first objective of this study was to determine the baseline prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its individual components using the NCEP-R/ATPIII criteria, IDF criteria for Europe, and IDF criteria for Africa: waist circumference of at least 94 cm for men and women. The second objective was to investigate the incidence and the determinants of type 2 diabetes in a prospective cohort of 807 non-diabetic Central Africans aged >or= 40 years from December 2004 to September 2008. During 3,156 person-years of median follow up, there were 93 type 2 diabetes cases (11.5%), corresponding to an incidence of 29 (95% CI 15-43) per 1,000 person-years. The independent predictors of incident type 2 diabetes were age >or= 45 years, physical inactivity, non-diabetic hyperglycaemia and metabolic syndrome regardless of criteria used. In conclusion, urgent prevention strategies are needed to curb the type 2 diabetes epidemic in Africa.

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DOI: 10.1177/1479164109346362
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Longo‐Mbenza, B., On'kin, J.K.L., Okwe, A.N., Kabangu, N.K., & Fuele, S.M. (2009). Metabolic syndrome, aging, physical inactivity, and incidence of type 2 diabetes in general African population. <em>Diabetes and Vascular Disease Research</em>. https://doi.org/10.1177/1479164109346362

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Longo‐Mbenza B, On'kin JKL, Okwe AN, Kabangu NK, Fuele SM. Metabolic syndrome, aging, physical inactivity, and incidence of type 2 diabetes in general African population. Diabetes and Vascular Disease Research. 2009. doi:10.1177/1479164109346362.

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@article{benjamin2009Metabo, title = {Metabolic syndrome, aging, physical inactivity, and incidence of type 2 diabetes in general African population}, author = {Benjamin Longo‐Mbenza and J.B. Kasiam Lasi On'kin and A. Nge Okwe and N. Kangola Kabangu and Simon Mbungu Fuele}, journal = {Diabetes and Vascular Disease Research}, year = {2009}, doi = {10.1177/1479164109346362}, }