Metabolic syndrome components in indian migrants with type 2 diabetes : A matched comparative study

To study the metabolic syndrome (MS) in Indian subjects with type 2 diabetes (T2D) in comparing them with controls from the Indian community and from the general population. An adapted definition of MS by the Third report of the National Cholesterol Education Program's Adult Treatment Panel III...

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Published in:Diabetes & metabolism 2006-09, Vol.32 (4), p.337-342
Main Authors: FOUCAN, L, DELOUMEAUX, J, DONNET, J. P, BANGOU, J, LARIFLA, L, MESSERCHMITT, C, SALMI, L. R, KANGAMBEGA, P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Blood Glucose - metabolism
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - epidemiology
Diabetes. Impaired glucose tolerance
Disorders of blood lipids. Hyperlipoproteinemia
Emigration and Immigration
Endocrine pancreas. Apud cells (diseases)
Endocrinopathies
Etiopathogenesis. Screening. Investigations. Target tissue resistance
Female
France - epidemiology
Guadeloupe - ethnology
Humans
Hyperglycemia - epidemiology
Life Style
Male
Medical sciences
Metabolic diseases
Metabolic Syndrome - epidemiology
Miscellaneous
Obesity - epidemiology
Other metabolic disorders
Risk Factors
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Summary:To study the metabolic syndrome (MS) in Indian subjects with type 2 diabetes (T2D) in comparing them with controls from the Indian community and from the general population. An adapted definition of MS by the Third report of the National Cholesterol Education Program's Adult Treatment Panel III was used. We defined three groups matched for sex and age (+/-5 years). Non parametric tests for comparison of matched samples and conditional logistic regression were used. We selected 71 Indians with T2D (group 1) and two control groups with fasting blood glucose
ISSN:1262-3636
1878-1780
DOI:10.1016/S1262-3636(07)70288-4