Prevalence of abnormal glucose tolerance in six Solomon Islands populations.
A survey of blood glucose levels in six Solomon Islands populations may support the hypothesis that susceptibility to diabetes is almost absent among non-Austronesian-speaking Melanesians regardless of their level of modernization. Among Austronesian-speaking Melanesians, however, diabetes is emerging. Differences in prevalence rates of diabetes between Austronesians and non-Austronesian speakers in this survey are significant (P less than .0001).
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Department of Anthropology, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology*; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D008037:Linguistics; D008297:Male; D008542:Melanesia / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012737:Sex Factors
D001786:Blood Glucose