Abstract:Background
The Chinese famine of 1959-61 has been widely interpreted as an important driver of current and future type 2 diabetes (T2D) epidemics. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of prenatal famine exposure and type 2 diabetes (T2D) in China to summarize study characteristics, examine impacts of control selections and other selected characteristics on study results, identify other characteristics influencing results, and formulate recommendations for future studies.
Methods
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