Research Article Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Prevalence in Adults from Two Remote First Nations Communities in Northwestern
Copyright © 2011 Pascal Imbeault et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Objective. To assess the prevalence rates of...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.290.7354 2023-05-15T16:15:15+02:00 Research Article Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Prevalence in Adults from Two Remote First Nations Communities in Northwestern Pascal Imbeault Jules M. Blais Shinjini Pal Tim Seabert Eva M. Krümmel Michael A. Robidoux The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives application/zip http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.290.7354 en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.290.7354 Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. ftp://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/47/ad/J_Obes_2011_Apr_7_2011_267509.tar.gz text ftciteseerx 2016-01-07T21:33:27Z Copyright © 2011 Pascal Imbeault et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Objective. To assess the prevalence rates of obesity and type 2 diabetes in adults from two First Nations communities in northwestern Ontario, Canada. Methods. Body weight, height, and waist circumference as well as fasting and postprandial glucose levels following an oral glucose tolerance test were measured in 31 men and 41 women. Results. The mean age of the sample was 43 ± 13 y. The prevalence of obesity was 65.3 % and was comparable between men and women. 90.3 % of the individuals presented waist circumference levels greater than the thresholds associated with an increased risk of developing health problems. 26 of the 72 individuals (36.1%) were found to be type 2 diabetic. The prevalence of diabetes was not different between men and women. Conclusion. Using objective measurements, this study confirms that First Nations adults from remote communities of Canada continue to experience a disproportionately higher prevalence of obesity and type 2 diabetes than nonaboriginal Canadians. 1. Text First Nations Unknown Canada |
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Copyright © 2011 Pascal Imbeault et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Objective. To assess the prevalence rates of obesity and type 2 diabetes in adults from two First Nations communities in northwestern Ontario, Canada. Methods. Body weight, height, and waist circumference as well as fasting and postprandial glucose levels following an oral glucose tolerance test were measured in 31 men and 41 women. Results. The mean age of the sample was 43 ± 13 y. The prevalence of obesity was 65.3 % and was comparable between men and women. 90.3 % of the individuals presented waist circumference levels greater than the thresholds associated with an increased risk of developing health problems. 26 of the 72 individuals (36.1%) were found to be type 2 diabetic. The prevalence of diabetes was not different between men and women. Conclusion. Using objective measurements, this study confirms that First Nations adults from remote communities of Canada continue to experience a disproportionately higher prevalence of obesity and type 2 diabetes than nonaboriginal Canadians. 1. |
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