Open AccessThe potential impact of family history of metabolic syndrome and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus: In a highly endogamous population
Author(s) -
Abdülbari Bener,
Sarah Darwish,
Abdulla O.A.A. Al-Hamaq,
Mohammad Tahir Yousafzai,
Eman A. Nasralla
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.129112
Subject(s) - medicine , metabolic syndrome , type 2 diabetes mellitus , national cholesterol education program , anthropometry , family history , diabetes mellitus , population , cross sectional study , demography , obesity , endocrinology , environmental health , pathology , sociology
This study aims to determine the potential impact of positive family history of Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) among two generations, on developing Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) and the potential relation of consanguineous marriage among patients with MetS to the risk of developing T2DM among a sample of Qataris.