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. 2017 May 5;32(1):6–12. doi: 10.15605/jafes.032.01.02

Table 1.

Estimated prevalence of DMa and IGTb in Asia compared with the USc and the UKd 1,24

Country DM comparative prevalence, 2014 (%)1 Adults with undiagnosed DM, 2014 (in 1000s)1 IGT comparative prevalence,2013 (%)24
Hong Kong 7.66 307 13.30
Indonesia 6.03 4,854 9.38
Japan 5.12 3,891 12.64
Malaysia 17.64 1,717 15.19
Mainland China 8.64 51,273 5.16
Philippines 6.71 1,743 6.61
Republic of Korea 5.97 1,493 8.75e to 8.45f
Singapore 10.79 288 12.40
Taiwan 8.3 948 11.19
Thailand 7.36 2,223 7.88
Vietnam 5.71 1,776 1.0
United Kingdom 3.9 834 6.63
United States 9.39 7,143 12.37
a

DM, diabetes mellitus

b

IGT, impaired glucose tolerance

c

US, United States

d

UK, United Kingdom

e

North Korea

f

South Korea