Abstract
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.
Translated title of the contribution | Global differences in causes and diagnostics of cardio-metabolic diseases |
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Original language | Danish |
Article number | V11160815 |
Journal | Ugeskrift for Laeger |
Volume | 179 |
Issue number | 10 |
Pages (from-to) | 880-883 |
Number of pages | 4 |
ISSN | 0041-5782 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Mar 2017 |