Body Composition and Diabetes Risk in South Asians: Findings From the MASALA and MESA Studies | Zendy

Elena Flowers | Zendy; Feng Lin | Zendy; Namratha R. Kandula | Zendy; Matthew Allison | Zendy; J. Jeffrey Carr | Zendy; Jingzhong Ding | Zendy; Ravi V. Shah | Zendy; Kiang Liu | Zendy; David M. Herrington | Zendy; Alka M. Kanaya | Zendy

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Body Composition and Diabetes Risk in South Asians: Findings From the MASALA and MESA Studies

Author(s) -

Elena Flowers,

Feng Lin,

Namratha R. Kandula,

Matthew Allison,

J. Jeffrey Carr,

Jingzhong Ding,

Ravi V. Shah,

Kiang Liu,

David M. Herrington,

Alka M. Kanaya

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

diabetes care

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 6.636

H-Index - 363

eISSN - 1935-5548

pISSN - 0149-5992

DOI - 10.2337/dc18-1510

Subject(s) - medicine , type 2 diabetes , diabetes mellitus , ethnic group , mesa , demography , glycemic , logistic regression , odds ratio , population , cohort , cohort study , obesity , gerontology , endocrinology , environmental health , sociology , anthropology , computer science , programming language

South Asians have a higher prevalence of type 2 diabetes compared with other race/ethnic groups. Body composition is associated with the risk for type 2 diabetes. Differences in body composition between South Asians and other race/ethnic groups are one hypothesized mechanism to explain the disproportionate prevalence of type 2 diabetes in this population.

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