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Prevalence of self-reported diagnosis of diabetes mellitus and associated risk factors in a national survey in the US population: SHIELD (Study to Help Improve Early evaluation and management of risk factors Leading to Diabetes)

Harold E Bays1, Debbra D Bazata2, Nathaniel G Clark3, James R Gavin4, Andrew J Green5, Sandra J Lewis6, Michael L Reed7, Walter Stewart8, Richard H Chapman9, Kathleen M Fox10 and Susan Grandy11*

Author Affiliations

1 Louisville Metabolic and Atherosclerosis Research Center, Louisville, KY, USA

2 Saint Luke's South Primary Care, Overland Park, KS, USA

3 American Diabetes Association, Alexandria, VA, USA

4 Emory University School of Medicine, Fairburn, GA, USA

5 Midwestern Endocrinology, Overland Park, KS, USA

6 Northwest Cardiovascular Institute, Portland, OR, USA

7 Vedanta Research, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

8 Center for Health Research, Geisinger Health Systems, Danville, PA, USA

9 ValueMedics Research, LLC, Falls Church, VA, USA

10 Strategic Healthcare Solutions, LLC, Monkton, MD, USA

11 AstraZeneca LP, Wilmington, DE, USA

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BMC Public Health 2007, 7:277 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-7-277

Published: 3 October 2007

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Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents to the SHIELD baseline survey (unweighted).

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