Article
Parental transmission of type 2 diabetes: the Framingham Offspring Study.
Diabetes - 1 Dec 2000
Meigs J B, Cupples L A, Wilson P W
Abstract excerpt
Study of parental transmission of diabetes provides insight into the relative contributions of underlying maternal and paternal influences. We estimated risk for type 2 diabetes and milder degrees of glucose intolerance associated with parental diabetes among subjects of the population-based Fram...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Blood Glucose
- Cohort Studies
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Fathers
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Glucose Tolerance Test
- Humans
- Hypoglycemic Agents
- Insulin Resistance
