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Diagnostic Criteria and Classification

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Diabetes. Epidemiology, Genetics, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment

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Diabetes is an important contributor to global burden of disease. The number of people with diabetes has increased substantially since the first global estimates were published in 2000. Nevertheless, diabetes prevalence estimates are highly dependent on factors such as data sources and quality, method used to diagnose diabetes, diagnostic criteria, and modelling assumptions. This chapter includes a review of the development of the current diagnostic criteria for diabetes and considers classification systems for diabetes.

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  1. The Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition, Exercise & Eating Disorders, Level 2 Charles Perkins Centre D17, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Crystal Man Ying Lee & Stephen Colagiuri

  2. School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia

    Crystal Man Ying Lee

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  1. Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

    Enzo Bonora

  2. Diabetes Division, UTHSCSA, San Antonio, Texas, USA

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Lee, C.M.Y., Colagiuri, S. (2018). Diagnostic Criteria and Classification. In: Bonora, E., DeFronzo, R. (eds) Diabetes. Epidemiology, Genetics, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment. Endocrinology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27317-4_3-1

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