Diabetes, Race/Ethnic Diversity / 17.09.2014
Study Confirms Increased Risk, Earlier Onset of Diabetes in South East Asians
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Dr. Adam Tabak MD
Clinical Research Associate Epidemiology & Public Health
Institute of Epidemiology & Health
Faculty of Population Health Sciences
University College London, UK
Medical Research: What are the main findings of the study?
Dr. Tabak: Some of the major findings are confirmatory, such as the almost 3 times increased risk and an earlier onset of type 2 diabetes among south Asians, and a decreased insulin sensitivity in this ethnic group. The major novel finding is related to the fact that we could model events before diabetes diagnosis. We found a faster increase in fasting glucose before the diagnosis is south Asians compared to whites and that although insulin secretion increased in both ethnicities until 7 years before diagnosis, this increase was faster among whites.
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