Hereditary diabetes among Indians.

DIABETES Status of the Disease Among American Indians , Blacks , and

Genetic predisposition to type 2 diabetes among Asian Indians.

Genes play an important role in the development of diabetes mellitus. Type 2 diabetes is a polygenic disorder with multiple genes located on different chromosomes contributing to its susceptibility. Analysis of the genetic factors is further complicated by the fact that numerous environmental factors interact with genes to produce the disorder. Only a minority of cases of type 2 diabetes are ca...

The changing epidemiology of diabetes mellitus among Navajo Indians.

Although early descriptions of diabetes mellitus among Navajo Indians characterized the disease as an infrequent and "benign chemical abnormality," the prevalence of diabetes and its complications among Navajos appears to have increased substantially in this century. We reviewed recent Indian Health Service inpatient and ambulatory care data and compared these data with previous reports. Of the...

Diabetes care among older urban American Indians and Alaska Natives.

OBJECTIVE To assess the prevalence of, and quality of care for, diabetes mellitus among the understudied, yet growing, population of older, urban American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs). DESIGN Medical record review. SETTING Urban Indian primary care clinic in Seattle, Washington. PATIENTS All (N = 550) AI/AN patients > or = 50 years of age. MAIN OUTCOMES MEASURES Provider-document...

Changing patterns of type 2 diabetes incidence among Pima Indians.

OBJECTIVE The rising prevalence of obesity and high prevalence of diabetes among Pima Indians suggest that the incidence of diabetes has risen over time. We examined trends in the incidence rate of type 2 diabetes among Pima Indians between 1965 and 2003. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Incidence rates were computed independently in three 13-year time periods in Pima Indians aged > or = 5 years. ...