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"Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome - An Asian Perspective"Prof. Juliana Chan (biography)
English - 2005-04-14 - 32 minutes
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Summary :
In this presentation Dr. Chan gives an Asian perspective on diabetes and the metabolic syndrome, focusing on studies from China.
About 60 million Chinese adults of age 35-74 years are estimated to have diabetes or impaired fasting glucose, and Dr. Chan shows data from the DECODA study on the prevalence of diagnosed and undiagnosed DM, and IFG/IGT in Chinese and Japanese men and women.
Various other studies are presented relating to the prevalence of obesity, diabetes and the metabolic syndrome, and the influence of metabolic syndrome on CV risk. Also discussed are the different body composition in Asians, and the effect of weight loss on components of the metabolic syndrome.
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Learning objectives :
After viewing this presentation the participant will be able to discuss studies from Asian (mainly Chinese) populations on the following:
- The prevalence of obesity, diabetes and metabolic syndrome
- The relationship between metabolic syndrome and CVD
- The effect of weight reduction on components of the metabolic syndrome
Bibliographic references :
Gu D, Reynolds K, Duan X, Xin X, Chen J, Wu X, Mo J, Whelton PK, He J; InterASIA Collaborative Group.Prevalence of diabetes and impaired fasting glucose in the Chinese adult population: International Collaborative Study of Cardiovascular Disease in Asia (InterASIA).Diabetologia. 2003 Sep;46(9):1190-8. Epub 2003 Jul 15.
The DECODA Study Group Age- and Sex-Specific Prevalence of Diabetes and Impaired Glucose Regulation in 11 Asian Cohorts Diabetes Care 26:1770-1780, 2003
Chee-Eng Tan, Stefan Ma, Daniel Wai, Suok-Kai Chew, and E.-Shyong TaiCan We Apply the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel Definition of the Metabolic Syndrome to Asians?Diabetes Care 27: 1182-1186.
Jung-Nan Wei; Fung-Chang Sung; Chau-Ching Lin; Ruey-Shiung Lin; Chuan-Chi Chiang; Lee-Ming ChuangNational Surveillance for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Taiwanese Children JAMA, Sep 2003; 290: 1345 - 1350.
Peter C. Y. Tong; Zoe S. K. Lee; Man-Mei Sea; Chun-Chung Chow; Gary T. C. Ko; Wing-Bun Chan; Wing-Yee So; Ronald C. W. Ma; Risa Ozaki; Jean Woo; Clive S. Cockram; Juliana C. N. Chan The Effect of Orlistat-Induced Weight Loss, Without Concomitant Hypocaloric Diet, on Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Insulin Sensitivity in Young Obese Chinese Subjects With or Without Type 2 Diabetes Archives of Internal Medicine, Nov 2002; 162: 2428 - 2435.
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