articleDiabetes CareOct 1, 2004Closed access

Global Prevalence of Diabetes: Estimates for the Year 2000 and Projections for 2030

University of Edinburgh · World Health Organization · +2 more institutions

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Abstract

We read the article by McCarter et al. (1) with interest. Technically, all nonanalytical variation, irrespective of its source, is biological variation. Thus, mean blood glucose (MBG)-associated changes are included in biological variation. It must also be stressed that all population regression equations have confidence limits that need to be taken into account when comparing values from individuals to the population study mean. However, such …

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  • Medicine
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • MEDLINE
  • Internal medicine
  • Demography
  • Endocrinology
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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