Abstract
A case-control study of 1,466 urban adults in Ghana found that patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus had a 46% increased risk for infection with Plasmodium falciparum. Increase in diabetes mellitus prevalence may put more persons at risk for malaria infection.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Case-Control Studies
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / complications*
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / epidemiology*
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Female
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Ghana / epidemiology
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Humans
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Hypertension / complications
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Hypertension / epidemiology
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Malaria, Falciparum / diagnosis
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Malaria, Falciparum / epidemiology*
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Malaria, Falciparum / parasitology
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Plasmodium falciparum / genetics
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Plasmodium falciparum / isolation & purification*
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Prevalence
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Risk
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Young Adult