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percentage of study population developing diabetes mellitus during a period of time (CMO:0001114)
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percentage of study population developing diabetes mellitus during a period of time +   
The number of new cases of diabetes mellitus appearing in a study population during a specified period compared to the total number of individuals in the study population, expressed as a percentage. Diabetes mellitus is a chronic syndrome of impaired carbohydrate, protein, and fat metabolism owing to insufficient secretion of insulin or to target tissue insulin resistance and resulting in hyperglycemia due to decreased glucose tolerance.
percentage of study population displaying diabetes mellitus at a point in time +  

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Related Synonyms: diabetes incidence ;   diabetes mellitus incidence
Definition Sources: Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982

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