The prevalence of type 2 diabetes is rising rapidly in all non-industrialised populations. By
2025, three-quarters of the world's 300 million adults with diabetes will be in non …

The risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is exceptionally high among both
native and migrant South Asians. T2DM occurs more often and at a younger age and lower …

METHODS—We used the registry of the outpatient diabetic clinic of the Haga Teaching
Hospital during the period of 1994–1996. Ethnicity was by self-report. Migrants who …

The first objective of this study was to determine and quantify variations in diabetes mortality
by migrant status in different European countries. The second objective was to investigate …

There is an apparent contradiction between the high level of morbidity and the low level of
mortality observed in certain groups of migrants living in Europe. This observation should …

Context: Studies, mostly from outside the United States, have found high prevalence of
diabetes, coronary heart disease (CHD), and hypertension among Asian Indians, despite …

OBJECTIVE—We studied outcome of pregnancy among immigrant women with diabetes.
The women came from regions of the world with high incidence of impaired glucose …

OBJECTIVE—South Asians have a high prevalence of central obesity. When the diagnosis
of diabetes is made, they have a very high risk of developing renal failure. In the current …

Aims/hypothesis: We aimed to investigate the risk of end-stage diabetic nephropathy due to
Type II (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus in Indo-Asian immigrants from Surinam …

Background Certain dietary patterns have been associated with higher risk of
noncommunicable diseases, with S outh A sians identified as a high‐risk group. The present …