Demographic and clinical factors associated with development of type 2 diabetes: A review of the literature

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Abstract

Diabetes mellitus is a complex and chronic condition that requires lifelong management and interaction with a healthcare system. Failure to control risk factors through preventive care may lead to a host of diabetes-related complications. Underperforming health care systems and poor awareness among the general population/healthcare professionals has been suggested as reasons why so many patients remain undiagnosed. Due to the asymptomatic nature of early and even intermediate diabetes mellitus, several years may pass without any diagnosis before complications begin to manifest. Other factors include age, gender, ethnicity, education, marital and unemployment status which may also increase the risk of developing morbidity and mortality associated with diabetes mellitus. This review summarizes the current demographic risk factors and clinical characteristics associated with diabetes mellitus. A literature search was conducted using PubMed, MEDLINE, and Sabinet by using the following search terms: diabetes mellitus, risk factors, characteristics and complications.

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Pinchevsky, Y., Butkow, N., Raal, F. J., Chirwa, T., & Rothberg, A. (2020). Demographic and clinical factors associated with development of type 2 diabetes: A review of the literature. International Journal of General Medicine. Dove Medical Press Ltd. https://doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S226010

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