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Citation/level and quality | Purpose | Sample/setting | Design | Results/conclusion | Recommendations |
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Alouki, et al. [24] Johns Hopkins level: I Quality: high quality |
To investigate key findings of economic evaluations of lifestyle interventions for the primary prevention of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in high-risk subjects | 20 articles were included. 7 were RCTs and 13 using modeling techniques. Publications conducted in patients with type 2 diabetes since January 2009. |
Systematic review of RCTs | The importance of lifestyle interventions combining diet and physical activity to prevent diabetes in at-risk population groups. | Lifestyle interventions should be further stressed as an effective strategy to prevent or delay diabetes through creating effective and efficient diabetes education. |