Hypertension, Hypercholesterolemia, and Insufficient Physical Activity Associated with Diabesity in Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study
Gabriel Alves Godinho,
Paulo da Fonseca Valença,
Claudio Bispo de Almeida
et al.
Abstract:Diabetes mellitus has become one of the main public health issues worldwide, recognized as a serious and prevalent condition associated with morbidity, mortality, and reduced life expectancy. This disease can result in microvascular complications (blindness, renal failure, neuropathy) and macrovascular complications (stroke, myocardial infarction, lower limb amputations). 1 Such complications are associated with excess weight and obesity, favored by the adoption of a lifestyle marked, especially, by diets rich… Show more
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