Engelgau Michael M, Geiss Linda S, Saaddine Jinan B, Boyle James P, Benjamin Stephanie M, Gregg Edward W, Tierney Edward F, Rios-Burrows Nilka, Mokdad Ali H, Ford Earl S, Imperatore Giuseppina, Narayan K M Venkat
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA.
Ann Intern Med. 2004 Jun 1;140(11):945-50. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-140-11-200406010-00035.
A diabetes epidemic emerged during the 20th century and continues unchecked into the 21st century. It has already taken an extraordinary toll on the U.S. population through its acute and chronic complications, disability, and premature death. Trend data suggest that the burden will continue to increase. Efforts to pre- vent or delay the complications of diabetes or, better yet, to prevent or delay the development of diabetes itself are urgently needed.
20世纪出现了糖尿病流行情况,且在21世纪仍未得到控制地持续发展。它已经通过急性和慢性并发症、残疾及过早死亡给美国人口造成了极其严重的损失。趋势数据表明,这种负担将继续加重。迫切需要做出努力来预防或延缓糖尿病并发症,或者更好的是,预防或延缓糖尿病本身的发生。