Anthropometric correlates and underlying risk factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus among Inuit

• Main Author: Charbonneau, Guylaine.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: McGill University 2005
• Subjects: Inuit > Diseases > Canada; Diabetes > Canada; Canada; Nunavik; Nunavut; Pangnirtung; Baffin; inuit
• Online Access: http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=97924

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) is an emerging problem among Inuit of Circumpolar Countries. However, Canadian Inuit health surveillance data are limited. Data from the Nunavik Health Survey were used to evaluate the prevalence of overweight and obesity using the observed body mass index (BMIob) and t...