Evidence for recent increases in obesity and non‐insulin‐dependent diabetes mellitus in a Navajo community
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19459016 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Teri R Hall (Idaho State University), Martin E Hickey (University of New Mexico), Terry Young (0000-0001-9545-2269, University of Wisconsin–Madison), Terry B Young |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 547-553 |
| Publication date | 1992-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Human Biology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1042-0533 • E-ISSN: 1520-6300 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajhb.1310040414 |
| PMID | 28524396 |
| OpenAlex | W2171573034 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 22 |
Historic and current biomedical data were used to quantify changes in obesity and non‐insulin‐dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) over a 30 year period in a Navajo community. Medical charts from an earlier study (1955–1961) provided data on 827 adults. Field‐based methods yielded data from 231 adults during a health survey in 1988. The adjusted prevalence of overweight (body mass index ≥27.8 males, ≥27.3 females) has increased from 18.9% to 43.7% ( P = .0001) and the adjusted prevalence of NIDDM has increased from 1.2%–12.4% ( P = .0001) in the community. Current members of the community have twice the risk of being diabetic or overweight than the U.S. general population. The recent and dramatic increases in these health conditions demonstrate the effect of an important environmental component which requires further investigation. © 1992 Wiley‐Liss, Inc
Body mass index · Community health · Diabetes mellitus · Environmental health · National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey · Navajo · Obesity · Overweight · Population · Public health · Demography · Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins · Diet and metabolism studies · Medicine · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Endocrinology · Gerontology · Internal Medicine
Role of Insulin Resistance in Human Disease
Prevalence of diabetes in a Navajo Indian community
Diabetes mellitus in the Pima Indians
A new world syndrome of metabolic diseases with a genetic and evolutionary basis
Demographic and epidemiologic transition among the Navajo Indians
Dietary change and plasma glucose levels in an Amerindian population undergoing cultural transition
| Citations per year | 0.12 |
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| Citation span | 1993 - 2000 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |