Cina memiliki jumlah tertinggi penderita diabetes

5 September 2013

Eleven-point-six percent of the adult population are affected by the disease.

A scientific survey has estimated that China has the highest number of diabetics in the world, with nearly a-hundred-and-fourteen million adults living with the disease.

The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, estimates that the disease affects eleven-point-six percent of the adult population - a higher percentage than that in the United States.

The study, which is based on data collected in 2010, says that changing diet and lifestyles in China are to blame.

Angka penderita diabetes di Cina tertinggi di dunia

Survei ilmiah memperkirakan Cina memiliki angka penderita diabetes tertinggi di dunia, mencapai hampir 114 juta orang dewasa.

Penelitian yang diterbitkan Jurnal Asosiasi Dokter Amerika memperkirakan bahwa diabetes mempengaruhi 11,6% populasi dewasa -persentase yang lebih tinggi dibandingkan di Amerika Serikat.

Penelitian berdasarkan data yang dikumpulkan pada 2010 mengatakan bahwa perubahan pola makan dan gaya hidup di Cina menjadi penyebabnya.

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