Ramaiya K L, Kodali V R, Alberti K G
Hindu Mandal Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Diabetes Metab Rev. 1990 Dec;6(3):125-46. doi: 10.1002/dmr.5610060302.
Asians from the Indian subcontinent have received greater attention in diabetes studies because of their migration in large numbers. The prevalence of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) in migrant Indians is higher than that in the population residing in the Indian subcontinent and is also usually higher than in the other racial groups in the host country. However, before drawing any conclusions with reference to the high prevalence of NIDDM in the migrant Indians, careful comparisons are required with more up-to-date information available from the Indian subcontinent itself. Recent data from India indeed indicate that the prevalence rates have either been underestimated in the past or are rising. The problem is compounded by the different diagnostic criteria used for defining diabetes. Some of the possible factors which cause variations in the rates of NIDDM in this population are discussed.
由于大量移民，来自印度次大陆的亚洲人在糖尿病研究中受到了更多关注。印度移民中非胰岛素依赖型糖尿病（NIDDM）的患病率高于居住在印度次大陆的人群，通常也高于东道国的其他种族群体。然而，在就印度移民中NIDDM的高患病率得出任何结论之前，需要与印度次大陆本身提供的最新信息进行仔细比较。印度最近的数据确实表明，过去患病率要么被低估了，要么正在上升。用于定义糖尿病的不同诊断标准使问题更加复杂。本文讨论了导致该人群中NIDDM发病率变化的一些可能因素。
