title: [The prevalence of type 2-diabetes in ethnic minorities].
abstract: In general, type 2 diabetes is more common among immigrants than among the inhabitants with a Western background. The higher prevalence among ethnic minorities is probably due to a complex correlation between genetic factors, diet, exercise, linguistic and cultural obstacles, low birthweight and high catch up weight as well as socio-economic factors. Ethnic minorities are heterogeneous, and individual initiatives within the different groups are needed. The evidence regarding the effect of initiatives targeted at ethnic minorities in Denmark is sparse. In future, clinically controlled studies in this field should be carried out.
authors.affiliation: Endokrinologisk-gastroenterologisk Afdeling I, Bispebjerg Hospital, Bispebjerg Bakke 23, 2400 København NV, Denmark. m.zander@dadlnet.dk
authors.forename: Mette
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zander
authors.forename: Caroline Raun
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: Birgitte Gade
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Koefoed
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Perrild
mesh_terms: D050154:Adiposity / Q000208:ethnology; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants; D005006:Ethnicity; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight / Q000502:physiology; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008913:Minority Groups; D009664:Norway / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors