Design and cohort description of the InterAct Project: an examination of the interaction of genetic and lifestyle factors on the incidence of type 2 diabetes in the EPIC Study
DiabetologiaPublished 29 June 2011Open access
C Langenberg, Claudia Langenberg, Stephen J. Sharp, Nita G. Forouhi, Paul W. Franks, Matthias B. Schulze
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A male excess in the risk of incident diabetes was consistently observed across all countries, with a pooled HR of 1.51 (95% CI 1.39–1.64) for a 10 year age difference, adjusted for sex.
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InterAct is a large, well-powered, prospective study that will inform our understanding of the interplay between genes and lifestyle factors on the risk of type 2 diabetes development.
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