Aims It is unclear if the presence of type-2 diabetes in one spouse is associated with the
development of diabetes in the other spouse. We studied the concordance of diabetes …

In this review, we discuss how partnership and marriage influence cardiometabolic risk
factors and risk of type 2 diabetes, and how couple-based approaches to type 2 diabetes …

Methods We utilized data from the National Health Interview Survey, National Health and
Nutrition Examination Survey, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, and Current Population …

Background South Asian adults have worse cardiovascular health (CVH) and more coronary
artery calcium compared with other race/ethnicities. The impact of the social environment …

Background Concordance in chronic disease status has been observed within couples. In
urban India and Pakistan, little is known about couple concordance in diabetes …

Diabetes risk factors outside the individual are receiving increasing attention. In this issue of
Diabetologia, Nielsen et al (DOI: https://doi. org/10.1007/s00125-018-4587-1) demonstrate …

Background We investigated whether metabolic risk factors in one spouse were associated
with an excessive risk of type 2 diabetes in the other. Methods The study cohort (1999 …

Background Integrating a joint approach to chronic disease management within the context
of a couple has immense potential as a valuable strategy for both prevention and treatment …

The risk factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have been increasingly researched, but
the lack of systematic identification and categorization makes it difficult for clinicians to …

Background The literature shows that ABO blood groups and demographic characteristics
influence susceptibility to type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and may be used to stem the …