Glucose intolerance and its relation to cardiovascular risk factors among Greenland Inuit. The Greenland Population Study.
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چکیده
Tidligere har det været en generel opfattelse at forekomsten af type 2 diabetes var lav blandt grønlændere, men nyere studier fra Canada og Alaska har vist, at diabetes er tiltagende hyppigt forekommende hos inuit. Dette var baggrunden for at påbegynde befolkningsundersøgelsen i Grønland, B99, som var den første undersøgelse, hvor alle deltagere blev undersøgt ved hjælp af en oral glukose-belastning. Afhandlingen beskriver forekomsten af diabetes og nedsat glukosetolerance (IGT) og den relaterede metaboliske risiko hos grønlandske inuit.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- International journal of circumpolar health
دوره 63 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004