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• TITLE: Prevalence and Risk Factors of Diabetes Mellitus in the Adult Population of Porto-Novo (Benin)

  AUTHORS: Daniel Amoussou-Guenou, Armand Wanvoegbe, Michel Hermans, Anthelme Agbodande, Marius Boko, Arnaulde Amoussou-Guenou Fandi, Annelie Kerekou

  KEYWORDS: Diabetes Prevalence, Risk Factors, Porto-Novo, Benin

  JOURNAL NAME: Journal of Diabetes Mellitus, Vol.5 No.3, July 3, 2015

  ABSTRACT: Introduction: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors of diabetes mellitus in the adult population of Porto-Novo. Methods: A cross-sectional study with random sampling, stratified cluster, was used. Fasting blood glucose was measured in capillary blood (Accu-Chek Active). Diabetes mellitus was defined as fasting glucose ≥ 1.26 g/L, and fasting hyperglycemia in non-diabetic fasting glucose ≥ 1.10 and