title: Diabetes mellitus in young immigrants from hindustan. A descriptive study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the physiological and clinical characteristics of diabetes mellitus (DM) in young immigrants from Hindustan.
  
  
  METHODS
  We performed a descriptive analysis of clinical and laboratory variables related to DM in diabetic Hindustanis aged between 15 and 40 years old. Body mass index (BMI) and waist perimeter (WP) were calculated. The immunology of DM and baseline C-peptide were studied and insulin resistance (IR) was determined by Homeostasis Model Assessment: Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The final sample consisted of 30 patients. The prevalence of DM was 0.84%. All patients had DM2 and 50% had high IR. Baseline C-peptide secretion was preserved in all patients. The cut-off points that best predicted IR in this ethnic group were a BMI higher than 25 and a WC of more than 95 cm.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Most young Hindustani immigrants with diabetes have DM2 with preserved baseline insulin secretion and IR. Lower degrees of obesity than in the Spanish population were associated with IR.
authors.affiliation: EAP Raval Sud. Barcelona. España. Electronic address: Josep.franch@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Josep
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Franch Nadal
authors.forename: Raquel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Martín Peinado
authors.forename: Neus
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rus Calafell
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Carrillo Aparicio
authors.forename: Ana María
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Mérida Martos
authors.forename: Jaume
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Morato Griera