RT Book, Section A1 Miller, Rachel G. A1 Xue, Lingshu A1 Tamez, Diego A1 Zgibor, Janice C. A2 Boulton, Matthew L. A2 Wallace, Robert B. SR Print(0) ID 1182671519 T1 Diabetes and Other Metabolic Disorders T2 Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health & Preventive Medicine, 16e YR 2022 FD 2022 PB McGraw Hill PP New York, NY SN 9781259644511 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182671519 RD 2024/09/14 AB Diabetes and other metabolic disorders, such as thyroid disease, Chushing’s syndrome, and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are important chronic diseases both in terms of the number of persons affected and the considerable associated morbidity and early mortality. In this review, we will focus on the epidemiology and public health implications of diabetes, with an additional section for a brief discussion of thyroid disease, Cushing’s syndrome, and PCOS.