Differences in Body Fat Distribution Play a Role in the Lower Levels of Elevated Fasting Glucose amongst Ghanaian Migrant Women Compared to Men

BACKGROUND: Despite higher levels of obesity, West African migrant women appear to have lower rates of type 2 diabetes than their male counterparts. We investigated the role of body fat distribution in these differences. METHODS: Cross-sectional study of Ghanaian migrants (97 men, 115 women) aged 18...

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Главные авторы: Nicolaou, Mary, Kunst, Anton E., Busschers, Wim B., van Valkengoed, Irene G., Dijkshoorn, Henriette, Boateng, Linda, Brewster, Lizzy M., Snijder, Marieke B., Stronks, Karien, Agyemang, Charles
Формат: Artigo
Язык:Inglês
Опубликовано: Public Library of Science 2013
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Online-ссылка:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3686715/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23840498
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0066516
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