Differences in Body Fat Distribution Play a Role in the Lower Levels of Elevated Fasting Glucose amongst Ghanaian Migrant Women Compared to Men.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite higher levels of obesity, West African migrant women appear to have lower rates of type 2 diabetes than their male counterparts. We investigated the role of body fat distribution in these differences.

Methods

Cross-sectional study of Ghanaian migrants (97 men, 115 women) aged 18-60 years in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Weight, height, waist and hip circumferences were measured. Logistic regression was used to explore the association of BMI, waist and hip measurements with elevated fasting glucose (glucose≥5.6 mmol/L). Linear regression was used to study the association of the same parameters with fasting glucose.

Results

Mean BMI, waist and hip circumferences were higher in women than men while the prevalence of elevated fasting glucose was higher in

SUBMITTER: Nicolaou M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3686715 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature