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Hypertriglyceridemic-waist phenotype and glucose intolerance among Canadian Inuit: the International Polar Year Inuit Health Survey for Adults 2007-2008.

CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne - 14 Jun 2011

Egeland Grace M, Cao Zhirong, Young T Kue

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BACKGROUND: Inuit have not experienced an epidemic in type 2 diabetes mellitus, and it has been speculated that they may be protected from obesity's metabolic consequences. We conducted a population-based screening for diabetes among Inuit in the Canadian Arctic and evaluated the association of visceral adiposity with diabetes. METHODS: A total of 36 communities participated in the International Polar Year Inuit...

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PMID: 21555386
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.101801
PMCID: PMC3114931

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