Prevalence of diabetes mellitus in Ethiopian immigrants.
The prevalence of diabetes mellitus among 445 new immigrant Ethiopian Jews was studied immediately after their arrival to Israel, and found to be 0.4%. This low prevalence could be attributed to their long trek accompanied by severe malnutrition which caused death to the old, weak and sick, leaving a selectively young and healthy population group.
Rubinstein
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Department of Medicine C, Rokach (Hadassah) Hospital, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Israel.
Graf
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Landau
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Reisin
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Goldbourt
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000208:ethnology*; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005002:Ethiopia / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence
D001786:Blood Glucose