Journal article

Polynesians: prone to obesity and Type 2 diabetes mellitus but not hyperinsulinaemia

D Simmons, CF Thompson, D Volklander

Diabetic Medicine | BLACKWELL SCIENCE LTD | Published : 2001

DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-5491.2001.00435.x

University of Melbourne Researchers

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Keywords

Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Disease
Europe
Obesity
New Zealand
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Australia
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Urban Population
Polynesian
Ethnic Groups
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Thrifty Phenotype
Aged
Male
Birth-Weight
Insulin
Epidemiology
Hypothesis
Science & Technology
Mass Screening
Adult
Middle Aged
Humans
Glucose
Polynesia
Blood Glucose
Female
Hyperinsulinism
Insulin Resistance
Pacific
European Continental Ancestry Group
Hyperglycemia