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The prevalence and risk factors for diabetes mellitus in healthcare workers at Tygerberg hospital, Cape Town, South Africa: a retrospective study

Published in: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa
Volume 24 , issue 3 , 2019 , pages: 77–82

DOI: 10.1080/16089677.2019.1620009

Author(s): Ankia Coetzee Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, South Africa , Amanda Beukes Department of Medicine, South Africa , Reinhardt Dreyer Department of Medicine, South Africa , Salaamah Solomon Tygerberg Academic Hospital, South Africa , Lourentia van Wyk Tygerberg Academic Hospital, South Africa , Roshni Mistry Tygerberg Academic Hospital, South Africa , Magda Conradie Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, South Africa , Mari van de Vyver Tygerberg Academic Hospital, South Africa

Keywords: Diabetes mellitus , health workers , obesity , risk factors , screening , HbA1c

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Abstract

Objectives: To assess the contribution of traditional and modifiable risk factors to the overall risk and prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) amongst health workers (HWs) in the public sector.

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