The obesity epidemic and rising diabetes incidence in a low-income racially diverse southern US cohort.
Baqiyyah N ConwayXijing HanHeather M MunroAmy L GrossXiao-Ou ShuMargaret K HargreavesWei ZhengAlvin C PowersWilliam J BlotPublished in: PloS one (2018)
Even using conservative criteria to ascertain diabetes incidence (i.e., requiring diabetes medication use and ignoring undiagnosed cases), rates of obesity-associated diabetes were exceptionally high in this low-income adult population. The findings indicate that effective strategies to halt the rising prevalence of obesity are needed to avoid substantial increases in diabetes in coming years.