Fat Distribution and Glucose Intolerance Among Greenland Inuit
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Fat Distribution and Glucose Intolerance Among Greenland Inuit
OBJECTIVE A high amount of subcutaneous fat is suggested to explain the observation of lower obesity-associated metabolic risk among Inuit than among Europeans. We examined the association between measures of obesity (visceral adipose tissue [VAT], subcutaneous adipose tissue [SAT], BMI, waist circumference [WC], and percentage of body fat) and the indices of glucose metabolism (fasting and 2-h...
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STUDY OBJECTIVE Previous studies of blood pressure among the Inuit have given inconsistent results and studies comparing Inuit migrants with those living in traditional Inuit areas are absent. The purpose of the study was to compare the blood pressure of the Inuit in Greenland with that of Inuit migrants in Denmark. DESIGN Questionnaire, interview, and clinical examination in a cross sectiona...
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عنوان ژورنال: Diabetes Care
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0149-5992,1935-5548
DOI: 10.2337/dc12-2703