Diabetic foot is a severe public health issue, yet rare studies investigated its global
epidemiology. Here we performed a systematic review and meta-analysis through searching …

The prevalence of diabetes in China has increased rapidly from 0.67% in 1980 to 10.4% in
2013, with the aging of the population and westernization of lifestyle. Since its foundation in …

Background Because of the rapid change in lifestyle in China, there is concern that diabetes
may become epidemic. We conducted a national study from June 2007 through May 2008 to …

Emerging evidence highlights that dysfunction of adipose tissue contributes to impaired
insulin sensitivity and systemic metabolic deterioration in obese state. Of note, adipocyte …

Background Early intensive insulin therapy in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes
might improve β-cell function and result in extended glycaemic remissions. We did a …

OBJECTIVE The two major classes of antidiabetic drugs, sulfonylureas and metformin, may
differentially affect macrovascular complications and mortality in diabetic patients. We …

The past 30 years have witnessed significant increases in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes
mellitus (T2DM) in China. A 1980 epidemiological survey that included 30 000 people from …

Objective To estimate the incidence of type 1 diabetes in all age groups in China during
2010-13. Design Population based, registry study using data from multiple independent …

Background We updated the prevalence of obesity and evaluated the clinical utility of
separate and combined waist circumference (WC) or body mass index (BMI) category …

Background—Because of rapid change in lifestyle risk factors, cardiovascular disease has
become the leading cause of death in China. We sought to estimate the national levels of …