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Table 1 Global trends in fasting plasma glucose and diabetes prevalence (1980 vs. 2008)

From: Maternal undernutrition and cardiometabolic disease: a latin american perspective

Variables

1980

2008

Global FPG (mmol/L)*

  

Men

5.29**

5.50 (5.37–5.63)

Women

5.15**

5.42 (5.29–5.54)

DM2 prevalence (%)*

  

Men

8.3 (6.5–10.4)

9.8 (8.6–11.2)

Women

7.5 (5.8–9.6)

9.2 (8.0–10.5)

People with DM2 (million)*

  

Men

77 (60–97)

173 (151–197)

Women

76 (58–97)

173 (151–197)

  1. *Age-standardized values. **Estimated values from the published data [16]. Data is presented as mean (95% uncertainty interval). FPG: fasting plasma glucose. DM2: diabetes mellitus type 2.
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