Body mass index in non-insulin dependent diabetics in Kenya

dc.contributor.author	Obel, A O
dc.date.accessioned	2013-06-21T09:41:41Z
dc.date.available	2013-06-21T09:41:41Z
dc.date.issued	1988-04
dc.identifier.citation	Trop Geogr Med. 1988 Apr;40(2):93-6.	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3407013
dc.identifier.uri	http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/37363
dc.description.abstract	Weights and heights of 674 consecutive non-insulin dependent diabetics and 358 control urban healthy Kenyans were recorded prospectively. Weights and heights of a further 162 healthy rural adults were compared retrospectively. The body mass index (weight/height2) of the non-insulin dependent diabetic was lower than that of the corresponding urban control subject. The body mass index of the rural folk was consistently lower than that of the urban dweller. This study concluded that obesity may not be a significant factor in non-insulin dependent diabetes in the African black.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	University of Nairobi	en
dc.title	Body mass index in non-insulin dependent diabetics in Kenya	en
dc.type	Article	en
local.publisher	Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi	en