Abstract:Background: The prevalence of diabetes mellitus is increasing throughout the world, mostly type 2 diabetes mellitus and largely contributed by increasing body mass index (BMI). This study was designed to compare BMI of newly detected diabetic patients in two different Bangladeshi cohorts spaced over 25 years.Methods: This was a retrospective study from hospital records from two cohorts: 1981 to 1985 and 2006 to 2010. Patients were divided in 4 groups according to BMI and comparison was made. BMI of newly detec… Show more
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