Dragan Lovic 1 , Alexia Piperidou 2 , Ioanna Zografou 2 , Haralambos Grassos 3 , Andreas Pittaras 4 , Athanasios Manolis 4 Show Affiliations »
Abstract
BACKGROUND: During the past decades, the prevalence of diabetes (DM) has increased significantly, mainly as a result of continuous rise in the incidence of type 2 DM. According to World Health Organization statistics, >422 million adults globally were suffering from DM in 2014 and a continuous rise in DM prevalence is expected. OBJECTIVE: The present review considers recent epidemiological data providing worldwide estimates regarding the incidence of DM. METHODS: A comprehensive literature search was conducted to identify available data from epidemiological studies evaluating the current burden of DM. RESULTS: Over the past few decades the prevalence of DM has risen significantly in nearly all countries and may be considered as a growing epidemic. Urbanization and income status are major factors which influence current rates in the prevalence studies introducing interesting differences between several population groups. CONCLUSION: Having recognized the global burden of DM, we now realize the urgent need for effective interventions. In order to monitor the public-health strategies and design effective future interventions we need reliable global estimates regarding the prevalence of DM. Copyright© Bentham Science Publishers; For any queries, please email at epub@benthamscience.net.
BACKGROUND: During the past decades, the prevalence of diabetes (DM ) has increased significantly, mainly as a result of continuous rise in the incidence of type 2 DM . According to World Health Organization statistics, >422 million adults globally were suffering from DM in 2014 and a continuous rise in DM prevalence is expected. OBJECTIVE: The present review considers recent epidemiological data providing worldwide estimates regarding the incidence of DM . METHODS: A comprehensive literature search was conducted to identify available data from epidemiological studies evaluating the current burden of DM . RESULTS: Over the past few decades the prevalence of DM has risen significantly in nearly all countries and may be considered as a growing epidemic. Urbanization and income status are major factors which influence current rates in the prevalence studies introducing interesting differences between several population groups. CONCLUSION: Having recognized the global burden of DM , we now realize the urgent need for effective interventions. In order to monitor the public-health strategies and design effective future interventions we need reliable global estimates regarding the prevalence of DM . Copyright© Bentham Science Publishers; For any queries, please email at epub@benthamscience.net.
Entities: Disease
Keywords:
Diabetes Mellitus; Epidemiology.; Gestational diabetes; Impaired Fasting Glycaemia; Impaired Glucose Tolerance; Incidence; Prevalence; Type 1 diabetes; Type 2 diabetes
Year: 2019
PMID： 30961501 DOI： 10.2174/1570161117666190405165911
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Vasc Pharmacol ISSN： 1570-1611 Impact factor: 2.719