Diabetes

Reports outline diabetes research from C. Oberlinner and colleagues

Published in Women's Health Weekly, May 8th, 2008

"The metabolic syndrome (MS) leads to serious health problems like diabetes and has serious economic consequences for multinational companies. Thus, the workplace is an important setting for primary prevention," investigators in Ludwigshafen, Germany report.

"Aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of MS in a mixed working population to provide a basis for interventional strategies. In 2006, 1,594 employees attended a screening program at BASF Ludwigshafen, the number of employees with MS was determined and the distribution of impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD) analyzed. The study-population consisted of 1,075 men...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-05-08)

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