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Early Onset Type 2 Diabetes And Associated Risk Factors, Grace Nyambura Kiraka
Early Onset Type 2 Diabetes And Associated Risk Factors, Grace Nyambura Kiraka
Theses & Dissertations
Background: The incidence of type 2 diabetes in patients below the age of 40 (early onset diabetes) is markedly on the rise and has been linked increased prevalence of risk factors such as the metabolic syndrome and family history of diabetes.
Objective: To determine the proportion of patients with type 2 diabetes at Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi (AKUHN) who have early onset type 2 diabetes and the association of age of onset with risk factors (family history of diabetes, obesity, waist circumference, hypertension, low HDL cholesterol and hypertriglyceridaemia) in this group of patients.
Methods: This was a …