title: Body mass index in non-insulin dependent diabetics in Kenya.
abstract: Weights and heights of 674 consecutive non-insulin dependent diabetics and 358 control urban healthy Kenyans were recorded prospectively. Weights and heights of a further 162 healthy rural adults were compared retrospectively. The body mass index (weight/height2) of the non-insulin dependent diabetic was lower than that of the corresponding urban control subject. The body mass index of the rural folk was consistently lower than that of the urban dweller. This study concluded that obesity may not be a significant factor in non-insulin dependent diabetes in the African black.
authors.affiliation: Kenyatta National Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenya.
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Obel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001824:Body Constitution; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007630:Kenya; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012189:Retrospective Studies