论文部分内容阅读
<正>The prevalence of diabetes continues to soar in the US.American adults diagnosed with diabetes have been markedly increased by 52.9% in less than 10 years from 5.1% in 1997 to 7.8% in 2006.Such rapid rising prevalence of diabetes has brought serious consequences for the population health.The major shift has been seen in the leading causes of death in the United States during the past 3 decades.While a