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Obesity was associated with diabetes only in the urban population.
Urban health initiatives should focus on obesity as a risk factor for diabetes.
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Association of obesity with diabetes was observed in only urban population.
Why this rating
The study is cross-sectional in design.
Source
Differential risk factor profile of diabetes and atherosclerosis in rural, sub‐urban and urban regions of South India: The KMCH‐Non‐communicable disease studies
Ganesan Velmurugan et al. · Diabetic Medicine · 2020
DOI 10.1111/dme.14466
cross-sectional · n=2976Cited 6×
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