Polynesians: Prone to obesity and Type 2 diabetes mellitus but not hyperinsulinaemia

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 193-198

  Simmons, D ^a   Thompson, C F ^a   Volklander, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MIDDLEMORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Glucose; Insulin; Obesity; Polynesian; Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERINSULINEMIA; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; POLYNESIA;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERINSULINISM; INSULIN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; OBESITY; POLYNESIA; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0035034799     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-5491.2001.00435.x     Document Type: Article

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