Highlights
- •Male predominance in diabetes has increased in Sweden, from a slight preponderance in the middle ages in the 1940s increasing in amplitude over time and expanding to almost most ages nowadays.
- •Men were diagnosed with type 2 diabetes 3–4 years earlier than women, and at a lower BMI.
- •The increase in the male–female ratio seems to be driven by the urbanisation in combination with a male sensitivity to abdominal obesity.
Abstract
Gender differences in type 2 diabetes in Sweden were studied based on a literature
search. The male predominance in 1940s (male/female ratio 1.2–1.4 in the ages 10–55
years) increased over time especially in the age 45–64 years with a male/female ratio
up to 2.
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Publication history
Published online: October 01, 2014
Accepted:
September 24,
2014
Received in revised form:
September 23,
2014
Received:
May 7,
2014
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