title: Risk factors in non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus in elderly Chinese in Hong Kong.
abstract: The early life environment, 24 h nutrient intake, body mass index, blood pressure and plasma zinc levels among 42 non-insulin dependent diabetic subjects living in sheltered housing were compared to 126 age and sex matched controls from the same community. A high body mass index and systolic blood pressure were the only risk factors. The association with systolic blood pressure was present only among non-obese subjects. No difference in nutrient intake was found. When nutrient intake from all 427 subjects living in sheltered housing was compared to other countries with a higher prevalence of NIDDM, the diet of Chinese subjects consisted of a lower percentage of fat calories and a higher percentage of protein and carbohydrate calories.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Donnan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001824:Body Constitution; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012494:Sampling Studies