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| - | Diabetes and age at onset of diabetes were obtained from reports made at five home visits | + | Diabetes and age at onset of diabetes were obtained from reports made at five data collection waves at age 36, 43, 53, 60-64 and 68-70, and from the response to a postal questionnaire at 31 years which indicated that the cohort member had an onset of physician diagnosed diabetes. Type 1, Type 2 and gestational diabetes cases were distinguished based on age at diagnosis, medication history and the reasons documented. < |
| Blood samples taken at 60-64 and 68-70 were tested for HbA1c, the most commonly-used biomarker for diabetes.< | Blood samples taken at 60-64 and 68-70 were tested for HbA1c, the most commonly-used biomarker for diabetes.< | ||