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SUBMITTER: Tee LY
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7686043 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tee Louis Y LY Alhamid Sharifah Munirah SM Tan Jeriel L JL Oo Theik Di TD Chien Jaime J Galinato Primavera P Tan Seow Yen SY Humaira Shafi S Fong Raymond Kok Choon RKC Puar Troy H TH Loh Wann Jia WJ Santosa Anindita A Khoo Joan J Rosario Barbara Helen BH
Frontiers in public health 20201111
<b>Objective:</b> Migrant workers, a marginalized and under-resourced population, are vulnerable to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to limited healthcare access. Moreover, metabolic diseases-such as diabetes mellitus (DM), hypertension, and hyperlipidemia-predispose to severe complications and mortality from COVID-19. We investigate the prevalence and consequences of undiagnosed metabolic illnesses, particularly DM and pre-diabetes, in international migrant workers with COVID-19. <b>Meth ...[more]