Global differences in causes and diagnostics of cardio-metabolic diseases

TY - JOUR

T1 - Global differences in causes and diagnostics of cardio-metabolic diseases

AU - Christensen, Dirk L.

AU - Bygbjerg, Ib C.

AU - Meyrowitsch, Dan W.

PY - 2017/5/15

Y1 - 2017/5/15

N2 - Cardio-metabolic diseases (CMDs) such as obesity, type 2 diabetes (T2D) and hypertension are now highly prevalent throughout low- and middle-income countries, even though half of the T2D cases cannot be explained by obesity. Non-obese T2D individuals may have been exposed to foetal programming and/or be genetically susceptible to abdominal obesity. There is evidence for ethnic-specific risks for cardiometabolic disease. This calls for expanding research collaboration with so-called South partners in order to qualify decision making on diagnosis and prevention of CMDs at global level.

AB - Cardio-metabolic diseases (CMDs) such as obesity, type 2 diabetes (T2D) and hypertension are now highly prevalent throughout low- and middle-income countries, even though half of the T2D cases cannot be explained by obesity. Non-obese T2D individuals may have been exposed to foetal programming and/or be genetically susceptible to abdominal obesity. There is evidence for ethnic-specific risks for cardiometabolic disease. This calls for expanding research collaboration with so-called South partners in order to qualify decision making on diagnosis and prevention of CMDs at global level.

M3 - Review

SN - 0041-5782

VL - 179

SP - 880

EP - 883

JO - Ugeskrift for Laeger

JF - Ugeskrift for Laeger

IS - 20

ER -