Prevalence of diabetes mellitus and related conditions in Asian Indians living in the United States.
This study is the first attempt to evaluate the prevalence of diabetes mellitus and related conditions in Asian Indians living in the United States. A community-based survey of 1,046 Asian Indian immigrants living in and around the Atlanta metro area of Georgia was conducted and found an overall prevalence of diabetes mellitus of 18.3% (22.5% in men and 13.6% in women). This prevalence of diabetes mellitus in Asian Indians is much higher than in whites, blacks, and Hispanics living in the United States.
Division of Cardiovascular Disease, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, 35249, USA.
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Venkataraman
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D044466:Asian People; D044383:Black People; D003625:Data Collection; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000453:epidemiology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015995:Prevalence; D014481:United States / Q000208:ethnology; D044465:White People; D001741:Black or African American