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Public health burden of pre-diabetes and diabetes in Luxembourg: finding from the 2013-2015 European Health Examination Survey.

Valéry BocquetMaria Ruiz-CastellCarine de BeaufortJessica BarréNathalie de RekeneireGeorges MichelRichard P DonahueAndrea KuemmerleSaverio Stranges
Published in: BMJ open (2019)
In Luxembourg, an unexpectedly high number of adults may be affected by prediabetes and diabetes. Therefore, these conditions should be addressed as a public health priority for the country, requiring measures for enhanced detection and surveillance, which are currently lacking, especially in primary care settings.
Keyphrases
  • public health
  • type diabetes
  • primary care
  • cardiovascular disease
  • glycemic control
  • global health
  • risk factors
  • cross sectional
  • mental health
  • risk assessment
  • insulin resistance
  • health information
  • real time pcr