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SOCIETY FOR ENDOCRINOLOGY, METABOLISM AND DIABETES OF SOUTH AFRICA |
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| Prevalence of type 2 diabetes in different South African population
groups: |
| Population |
Region (number of participants) |
Prevalence (%) |
Age range (years) |
Reference |
| African |
Cape Town, urban (729) |
8.0 |
30 + |
Diabet Care 1993;16:601 |
| African |
QwaQwa, rural (853) |
4.8 |
25 + |
S Afr Med J 1995;85:90 |
| Mangaung, urban
(758) |
6.0 |
| African |
Durban, urban (479) |
5.3 |
15 + |
S Afr Med J 1993;83:641 |
| Mixed |
Cape Town, urban (200) |
28.7 |
65 + |
S Afr Med J 1997;87 (suppl 3):364 |
| Mixed |
Cape Town, peri-urban (974) |
10.8 |
15 - 86 |
Diabet Med 1999;16:946 |
| European |
Durban, urban (396) |
3.0 |
15 - 69 |
S Afr Med J 1994;84:257 |
| Indian |
Durban, urban (2479) |
13.0 |
15 + |
Diabet Care 1994;17:70 |
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| International figures in IDF Diabetes Atlas |
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