Diabetes in Greenland and its relationship with urbanization

Diabet. Med. 29, 755–760 (2012) Background and aim  Most studies show that diabetes increases with migration and urbanization. Previous studies from Greenland have shown inconsistent associations between cardiovascular risk and urbanization. Thus, the aim was to study the association between diabete...

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Published in:Diabetic medicine 2012-06, Vol.29 (6), p.755-760
Main Authors: Jørgensen, M. E., Borch-Johnsen, K., Witte, D. R., Bjerregaard, P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biological and medical sciences
Blood Glucose - metabolism
Body Mass Index
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - blood
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - epidemiology
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - ethnology
Diabetes. Impaired glucose tolerance
Endocrine pancreas. Apud cells (diseases)
Endocrinopathies
epidemiology
Etiopathogenesis. Screening. Investigations. Target tissue resistance
Feeding. Feeding behavior
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
glucose intolerance
Glucose Intolerance - blood
Glucose Intolerance - epidemiology
Glucose Tolerance Test
Greenland - epidemiology
Humans
inuit
Inuits
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Risk Factors
rural
Sex Distribution
Surveys and Questionnaires
urbanization
Urbanization - trends
Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems
Vertebrates: endocrinology
Young Adult
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Summary:Diabet. Med. 29, 755–760 (2012) Background and aim  Most studies show that diabetes increases with migration and urbanization. Previous studies from Greenland have shown inconsistent associations between cardiovascular risk and urbanization. Thus, the aim was to study the association between diabetes and urbanization among Greenland Inuit. Methods  A total of 3089 adult Inuit aged 18 years and older participated in a geographically representative, population‐based study ‘Inuit Health in Transition Study’. The examination included a 75 g oral glucose tolerance test and anthropometric measurements. Information on socio‐demographic characteristic and health behaviour was obtained by interview or questionnaire. The participants were categorized according to degree of urbanization into three groups based on current place of residence: (1) participants living in towns (> 2000 inhabitants), (2) participants living in small towns (
ISSN:0742-3071
1464-5491
DOI:10.1111/j.1464-5491.2011.03527.x