OBJECTIVE Diabetes among individuals with low BMI (< 19 kg/m2) has been recognized
for> 60 years as a prevalent entity in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) and was …

OBJECTIVE To assess the influences that obesity and hyperglycemia have on insulin action
in black NIDDM patients. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Thirty-nine subjects were …

Objective We had previously shown two variants among black non-insulin-dependent
diabetic (NIDDM) subjects in a normoglycemic remission: one with insulin resistance and …

The objective of this work was to classify and describe the different types of diabetic patients
detected in West Africa. In four health centres (three in Ivory Coast, one in Niger) 310 new …

Aims/hypothesis Apparent type 2 diabetes is increasingly reported in lean adult individuals
in sub-Saharan Africa. However, studies undertaking robust clinical and metabolic …

Background The relative roles of obesity, insulin resistance, insulin secretory dysfunction,
and excess hepatic glucose production in the development of non-insulin-dependent …

OBJECTIVE Diabetes may feature impaired insulin kinetics, which could be aggravated by
altered hepatic metabolism and glycemic control. Thus, we examined insulin clearance and …

OBJECTIVE To assess the prevalence of diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) in
the urban and rural elderly population in south India. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS …

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the prevalence of NIDDM and IGT in the urban and rural areas in
southern India. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Two populations of the same ethnic …

Objective We wanted to determine whether obesity, abdominal fat distribution, and physical
inactivity act similarly and independently as risk factors for noninsulin-dependent diabetes …