Rationale and cross-sectional study design of the Research on Obesity and type 2 Diabetes among African Migrants: the RODAM study
INTRODUCTION: Obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D) are highly prevalent among African migrants compared with European descent populations. The underlying reasons still remain a puzzle. Gene-environmental interaction is now seen as a potential plausible factor contributing to the high prevalence of obesity and T2D, but has not yet been investigated. The overall aim of the Research on Obesity and Diabetes among African Migrants (RODAM) project is to understand the reasons for the high prevalence of obesity and T2D among sub-Saharan Africans in diaspora by (1) studying the complex interplay between... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2014 |
Schlagwörter: | Epidemiology / Adult / African Continental Ancestry Group / Cross-Sectional Studies / Diabetes Mellitus / Type 2 / Female / Germany / Ghana / Humans / Life Style / Male / Netherlands / Obesity / Prevalence / Research Design / Risk Factors / Stress / Psychological / Transients and Migrants / United Kingdom |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26820695 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10078440/1/Rationale%20and%20cross-sectional%20study%20design%20of%20the%20Research%20on%20Obesity%20and%20type%202%20Diabetes%20among%20African%20Migrants%20the%20RODAM%20s.pdf |