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. 2007 Feb;1(1):13-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.pcd.2006.06.001. Epub 2006 Dec 18.

High prevalence of diabetes among immigrants from non-European countries in Sweden

Per E Wändell  1 , Catharina Gåfvels
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High prevalence of diabetes among immigrants from non-European countries in Sweden

Per E Wändell et al. Prim Care Diabetes. 2007 Feb.

Abstract

Patients with diabetes aged 35-64 years from four primary health care centres in Stockholm County were identified from electronic patient records (EPRs): diabetes prevalence occurred 414 of 15,317 men, and 250 of 15,388 women. The age- and sex-standardized prevalence of diabetes was as follows: Non-European immigrants, 5.82% (95% CI 5.06-6.58), European immigrants 1.96% (95% CI 1.53-2.39), and Swedish-born subjects 1.80% (95% CI 1.63-1.97). In conclusion, non-European immigrants showed a three-fold higher prevalence of diabetes compared to Swedish-born subjects.

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