Ethnicity and type 2 diabetes in Asian Indian migrants in Auckland, New Zealand
The aim of this review was to present ethnic differences in body size and body composition in Asian Indian migrants in New Zealand, associated with metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes, through the comparison with other ethnic groups in New Zealand. International databases including PubMed and Goo...
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| description | The aim of this review was to present ethnic differences in body size and body composition in Asian Indian migrants in New Zealand, associated with metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes, through the comparison with other ethnic groups in New Zealand. International databases including PubMed and Google scholar were consulted, as well as the websites of the World Health Organization and International Diabetes Federation. About 74 studies out of 128 publications were selected to ensure relevance to the topic of the review. Seven research projects were presented for the body size and body composition of Asian Indian migrants in New Zealand. The prevalence of type 2 diabetes of 8.6% in Asian Indians in New Zealand is still higher than in their homeland, owing to their ethnicity, genetic predisposition, sedentary lifestyle and altered nutrition, and other psychosocial factors related to migration and living conditions like stress at work and depression. For the same body mass index, in comparison with people of other ethnic groups in New Zealand Asian Indians had more total body fat, higher percent body fat, more central fat, less lean mass and appendicular skeletal muscle mass. Central obesity was associated with insulin resistance and low grade systemic inflammation. Considering the evidence that type 2 diabetes develops ten years earlier in Asian Indians than in other populations, further studies are warranted to shed some light on the still incompletely understood metabolic syndrome and 'thin-fat' Indian phenotype. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ed86755789144e9380e8efdc28e9e5842024-03-02T06:47:47ZengAssociation of medical doctors Sanamed Novi PazarSanamed1452-662X2217-81712014-12-019325326310.5937/sanamed1403253JEthnicity and type 2 diabetes in Asian Indian migrants in Auckland, New ZealandJowitt Ljiljana0University of Auckland, Department of Surgery, Auckland, New ZealandThe aim of this review was to present ethnic differences in body size and body composition in Asian Indian migrants in New Zealand, associated with metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes, through the comparison with other ethnic groups in New Zealand. International databases including PubMed and Google scholar were consulted, as well as the websites of the World Health Organization and International Diabetes Federation. About 74 studies out of 128 publications were selected to ensure relevance to the topic of the review. Seven research projects were presented for the body size and body composition of Asian Indian migrants in New Zealand. The prevalence of type 2 diabetes of 8.6% in Asian Indians in New Zealand is still higher than in their homeland, owing to their ethnicity, genetic predisposition, sedentary lifestyle and altered nutrition, and other psychosocial factors related to migration and living conditions like stress at work and depression. For the same body mass index, in comparison with people of other ethnic groups in New Zealand Asian Indians had more total body fat, higher percent body fat, more central fat, less lean mass and appendicular skeletal muscle mass. Central obesity was associated with insulin resistance and low grade systemic inflammation. Considering the evidence that type 2 diabetes develops ten years earlier in Asian Indians than in other populations, further studies are warranted to shed some light on the still incompletely understood metabolic syndrome and 'thin-fat' Indian phenotype.http://sanamed.rs/sanamed_pdf/sanamed_9_3/Jowitt_Ljiljana.pdfethnicityAsian Indian migrantsbody compositioninsulin resistancemetabolic syndrome |
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| title | Ethnicity and type 2 diabetes in Asian Indian migrants in Auckland, New Zealand |
| title_full | Ethnicity and type 2 diabetes in Asian Indian migrants in Auckland, New Zealand |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Ethnicity and type 2 diabetes in Asian Indian migrants in Auckland, New Zealand |
| title_short | Ethnicity and type 2 diabetes in Asian Indian migrants in Auckland, New Zealand |
| title_sort | ethnicity and type 2 diabetes in asian indian migrants in auckland new zealand |
| topic | ethnicity Asian Indian migrants body composition insulin resistance metabolic syndrome |
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