Ethnic differences in the prevalence of diabetes in underweight and normal weight individuals: The CARRS and NHANES studies.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Type 2 diabetes in lean individuals has recently come to attention. We assessed type 2 diabetes prevalence and the associated risk factors in underweight and normal weight individuals in two ethnic populations.

Methods

We conducted cross-sectional analyses, using representative samples of 4930 Asian Indians from the CARRS-Chennai Study and 2868 Whites from the NHANES Survey. Diabetes was defined as use of glucose lowering medication, fasting glucose ≥126 mg/dl, or 2 h glucose ≥200 mg/dl. Body mass index (BMI) was classified using WHO standard criteria.

Results

Prevalence of type 2 diabetes by BMI varied by ethnicity and sex. In men, type 2 diabetes prevalence was 5.4% and 23.5% in underweight and normal weight Asian Indians and 0.0% and 6.1% in underweight and no

SUBMITTER: Gujral UP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6295265 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature