The She ethnic minority group in China has a lower prevalence of type 2 diabetes but a higher prevalence of prediabetes compared to the national average, highlighting the need for early screening of complications like peripheral neuropathy.
Highlights ethnic glycemic disparities; extends epidemiology but remains hypothesis-generating for targeted interventions.
The present study revealed that a total of 6.1% She people suffered from type 2 diabetes, which was lower than the average level of China, but the standardized prevalence of prediabetes was higher, 20.6%. Early peripheral neuropathy screening should be performed in the prediabetes population. The Toronto Clinical Neuropathy Scoring System is convenient to assess diabetic polyneuropathy in clinical practice and should be tested regularly for people in prediabetes. Liver dysfunction, headache, and insomnia, appearing before type 2 diabetes, should be assessed regularly to avoid deterioration.
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