CANADIAN JOURNAL OF DIABETES. 2003;27(4):442-448.

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• Language: English
• Subjects: Canada; First Nations
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.621.3831; http://archive.diabetes.ca/files/metisbrucedec04.pdf

Little is known about the epidemiology of diabetes mellitus among the Métis in Canada because of the lack of a health information system specific to this population. The authors extracted information on diabetes prevalence among the Métis from 2 sources: 1) the Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS); and 2) a dataset linking the Manitoba Diabetes Database (MDD) and a list of members of the Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF).The prevalence of diabetes among the Métis is high-er than in all Canadians nationally or all Manitobans provin-cially, regardless of the method of estimation.The prevalence of diabetes in the Métis is comparable to that in the First Nations in most age and sex groups. Survey-based estimates tend to be lower than those derived from healthcare admin-istrative databases. Diabetes is associated with poor health status, limitation of daily activities and significant comorbidi-