PREVALENCE OF GLUCOSE-INTOLERANCE IN YOUNG MALE ETHIOPIAN IMMIGRANTS

Citation
I. Raz et al., PREVALENCE OF GLUCOSE-INTOLERANCE IN YOUNG MALE ETHIOPIAN IMMIGRANTS, Israel journal of medical sciences, 29(6-7), 1993, pp. 347-350
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
ISSN journal
00212180
Volume
29
Issue
6-7
Year of publication
1993
Pages
347 - 350
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-2180(1993)29:6-7<347:POGIYM>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
The prevalence of intolerance to glucose was compared between young im migrant Ethiopian Jews shortly after their arrival to Israel, a simila r group of Ethiopians 2-3 years after their arrival to Israel, and you ng Israeli students. A relatively high prevalence of glucose intoleran ce was found in both Ethiopian groups, but we could not demonstrate an y deterioration in glucose tolerance after 2-3 years of Israeli life-s tyle in the Ethiopian groups. In spite of high blood glucose levels in response to 75 g glucose load, when compared to Israeli students the Ethiopians' fasting insulin levels and insulin response to 75 g of glu cose was relatively low, suggesting a higher glucose threshold for ins ulin secretion. However, in the Ethiopians, impaired glucose tolerance was associated with hyperinsulinemia, suggesting that similar to some other populations glucose intolerance is associated with insulin resi stance.