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Both non-insulin-dependent (type 2) diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) and insulin-dependent (type 1) diabetes mellitus (IDDM) show a wide variation in incidence and prevalence in different populations. The prevalence of NIDDM varies from close to zero in some populations to 40-50% in the adults of Nauru (Pacific) and in the Pima Indians (North America). The incidence of IDDM in children under 16 years ranges from around 30/100,000 children per year in Finland and other Northern European countries to less than 1/100,000 per year in Japanese children. Many genetic and environmental factors combine to produce this variation. Among the suggestions made for NIDDM are the 'thrifty genotype' and, more recently, the 'thrifty phenotype' hypotheses of Neel and of Hales and Barker respectively. Genetic and environmental factors in IDDM in children have combined to create an apparent gradient of decreasing incidence from northern to southern European countries but with at least one local 'hot spot': the island of Sardinia. The factors responsible for this pattern, and the increasing incidence over time, require further clarification.
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PMID:Epidemiological and geographic factors in diabetes. 760 34

Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) has a high prevalence in Pima Indians. The disorder is familial, but the extent to which genetic factors are involved in its etiology is largely unknown. Segregation analysis was used to determine whether familial aggregation of NIDDM in this population could reflect the action of a single major gene. The analysis included 2,697 subjects from 653 nuclear families in which both parents and at least one offspring had been examined in the course of a longitudinal epidemiological study. The REGTL program of the SAGE package was used to fit models in which age at onset of NIDDM is transmitted from parent to offspring under the unified model for segregation analysis. Likelihood-ratio tests were used to test hypotheses related to genetic transmission. The hypothesis of no major effect was strongly rejected (P < .01), as was that of no transmission of the major effect (P < .01). Mendelian transmission was not rejected (P = .91). Similar results were obtained when covariates for obesity and birth cohort were added to the models and when a power transformation of age at onset was estimated. A strong effect of birth cohort with earlier age at onset in the later born cohorts was observed (P < .01). The findings are consistent with the hypothesis that a major gene influences the risk for NIDDM in Pima Indians by affecting age at onset. The expression of this gene may depend on environmental factors that have become more prevalent in recent-birth cohorts.
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PMID:Segregation analysis of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in Pima Indians: evidence for a major-gene effect. 761 Dec 84

More than half of the Pima Indians over age 35 years have non-insulin-dependent (type II) diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). Extensive data indicate the importance of maternal diabetes in determining their risk for diabetes. Generally, the risk of having NIDDM is higher in patients with affected mothers than affected fathers. This has been attributed to intrauterine factors, but recently mitochondrial inheritance has been raised as an alternative hypothesis. In other populations, several families and individuals with diabetes due to a mitochondrial DNA point mutation at nucleotide 3243 in the tRNA(leu(UUR)) gene have been described, as has one family with a 10.4 kb mitochondrial DNA duplication/deletion. We tested whether these specific mitochondrial gene mutations could explain a portion of the excess maternal transmission seen in the Pima Indians. Mitochondrial DNA obtained from blood lymphocytes of 148 Pima Indians with NIDDM was screened both for the point mutation at nt 3243, and the 10.4 kb duplication/deletion. Neither of these mutations was detected, and although a small proportion of the excess maternal transmission in Pima Indians could still be due to yet undescribed mitochondrial mutations or imprinted nuclear genes, our data support the role of the intrauterine environment in this population.
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PMID:Screening for mtDNA diabetes mutations in Pima Indians with NIDDM. 762 45

Obesity is considered to be one of the major risk factors for developing non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). Our cohort study for NIDDM in Aito, Shiga 1980-1990 confirmed that aging, higher body mass index (obesity) and high blood pressure were independent risk factors for developing NIDDM in Japan. In Pima Indians, decreased glucose disposal rate (GDR) is significantly related to percentage of body fat (%fat). Insulin signaling for glycogen synthesis in the skeletal muscles is impaired in the early stages of obesity. Although the molecular mechanism for insulin resistance in obesity is still unknown, hyperinsulinemia induces insulin receptor loss by means of the down regulation mechanism, and prolonged hyperglycemia may induce the impairment of insulin receptor kinase in the skeletal muscles in obese subjects. These dysfunctions in insulin signaling may cause the deterioration of insulin sensitivity, resulting in worsening glycemic control. Thus dysfunction of insulin receptor signaling in skeletal muscles may be a target for preventing diabetes in obese subjects.
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PMID:[Obesity as a risk factor for developing non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus--obesity and insulin resistance]. 775 Jun 30

Improvements in the specificity and sensitivity of assays for insulin-related molecules in the circulation have proved to be necessary and informative in studies of the pathogenesis of non-insulin-dependent diabetes (NIDDM). Of particular interest has been the close relationship between increases in des 31,32 split proinsulin and susceptibility to loss of glucose tolerance and the insulin resistance syndrome. It is suggested that the analogy can be drawn between this measurement and the measurement of HbA1c. The amount of this partially processed precursor of insulin in the circulation indicates the degree of glucose stimulus applied to the beta cell combined with the inherent capacity of the insulin secretory system to respond. Further improvements of the sensitivity and specificity of the assay of proinsulin related molecules are desirable. Deterioration of the early insulin response to oral glucose is a major feature of the loss of glucose tolerance associated with the transition from normal to impaired glucose tolerance and to NIDDM. The extent to which this loss of insulin secretion reflects a major predisposing factor in the aetiology of this type of diabetes or is secondary to glucose toxicity or amyloid accumulation remains to be determined. A relationship between birth weight and impaired glucose tolerance, NIDDM and the insulin resistance syndrome has now been observed in two populations in the UK, in Mexican Americans and in Pima Indians. It is therefore reproducible and applicable to widely differing populations. Much further research is indicated to determine, amongst many questions, how much diabetes is associated with this link and what factors explain it.
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PMID:The pathogenesis of NIDDM. 782 32

The aim of this work was to study the effects of a computer-driven mental arithmetic task on blood glucose in a group of four male and four female euglycemic Caucasians and a group of seven male and six female euglycemic Pima Indians. Approximately 60% of euglycemic Pima Indian Native Americans eventually develop type 2 diabetes, while only 5% of Caucasians develop the disease. All subjects had normal glucose tolerance. Subjects were given a standard breakfast; 2 h later, they were given a computerized mental arithmetic stress test for 10 min. Before, during and after the test, several variables were analyzed, including serum concentrations of glucose, insulin, glucagon and plasma cortisol and catecholamines. Heart rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressure and all the stress hormones increased during stress and decreased during recovery in all subjects. Blood glucose consistently declined one hour after the meal in all subjects. However, while it continued to decline following stress in seven out of eight Caucasian subjects, it consistently increased during and following stress in 10 out of 13 Pima Indians. Fasting serum glucose in Pima Indians and Caucasians was respectively 5.07 + 0.08 mM and 5.04 + 0.09 mM. Two-hour post-prandial values were 5.63 + 0.22 mM and 5.48 + 0.19 mM respectively, whereas post-stress values were 6.15 + 0.19 mM for Pima Indians and 5.22 + 0.20 mM for Caucasians. Both serum glucose means following stress (t = 3.1, P < 0.005) and the direction of change in serum glucose in response to mental arithmetic (chi 2 = 8.2, P < 0.01) clearly differentiated Pimas from Caucasians.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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PMID:Glycemic response to stress is altered in euglycemic Pima Indians. 786 78

Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) is a chronic disabling disease, that shortens length of life and implies a high burden for a community. Its prevalence goes from 0 per cent in Papua, New Guinea to 34 per cent in Pima Indians. There are very few prevalence studies in Mexico, and the strength of association of the known risk factors with the occurrence of the disease is not established. A prevalence cross sectional study was carried out with users of a first level medical care unit, with a meter measure of capillary glucose levels. Those with a previous diagnosis of diabetes or whose capillary glucose level were 200 mg or over were considered diabetics. Hyperglycemia was when the levels were recorded between 121 and 199 mg. The crude prevalence of NIDDM was 5.6 per cent (CI 95% 4.5-6.8), With almost no sex difference. Hyperglycemia prevalence was 2.9 per cent (CI 95% 2.0-3.7). Age was the main risk factor for the development of NIDDM. Those between 40 and 59 years showed a high risk (OR 10.8; CI 95% 5.4-22.0; p < 0.0001), and it was greater for the 60 years or elder (OR 20.6; CI 95% 9.8-44.1; p < 0.0001). Weight was also an important risk factor, with a 2.7 fold greater risk for obese persons (CI 95% 1.6-4.6; p < 0.0001). Other, risk factors were familiar history of diabetes (OR 1.5; CI 95% 0.9-2.3; p = 0.096), and overcrowding (OR 1.9; CI 95% 1.0-3.4; p = 0.03). In order to analyze independently each variable, a logistic regression model was applied, and a similar strength of association was observed for the crude model, but for obesity whose effect was modified by age. When only new cases were analyzed in the former model, the association with obesity was maintained. There is a need to develop prevalence studies of NIDDM in Mexico and to measure the strength of association with the known and the not jet well known risk factors of this disease in order to establish health policies according to the Mexican reality.
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PMID:[The prevalence of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and the associated risk factors in a population of Mexico, D. F]. 792 7

NIDDM in Pima Indians is characterized by obesity, abnormal insulin secretion, insulin resistance, and excess hepatic glucose output. Cross-sectional studies, and, as yet incomplete longitudinal studies of nondiabetic and diabetic Pima Indians suggest that the natural history of the disease begins with insulin resistance and, subsequently, when insulin secretion fails, increasing hepatic glucose output occurs, resulting in increasing fasting hyperglycemia. The insulin resistance that precedes the development of fasting hyperglycemia is not due solely to obesity. Insulin resistance aggregates in families and the trimodel frequency distribution of insulin action in vivo suggests it may have genetic determinants.
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PMID:Insulin resistance in the pathogenesis of NIDDM in Pima Indians. 842 80

OBJECTIVE--To determine the effects of diabetes on plasma lipoproteins in Pima Indians, to identify metabolic determinants of these differences, and to examine the effects of various modes of diabetes therapy. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS--A series of studies was performed including a population survey of lipoprotein concentrations, kinetic studies of VLDL and LDL metabolism, and studies of the effects of weight loss, sulfonylureas, and high carbohydrate diets. RESULTS--Population data established that diabetes was consistently associated with elevations in total and VLDL TGs and decreases in HDL cholesterol. Metabolic studies indicated multiple alterations in VLDL metabolism induced by NIDDM, including overproduction of VLDL TG, impaired clearance of VLDL TG and apoB, and decreases in adipose tissue lipoprotein lipase. Although changes in LDL concentrations accompanying NIDDM were minimal, the clearance of LDL appeared to be impaired and a higher proportion of VLDL was metabolized without conversion to LDL. There were significant changes in the flux of particles to the LDL compartment. Total and VLDL TG concentrations were found to be inversely related to rates of insulin-mediated glucose disposal, and HDL cholesterol concentrations were positively related to glucose disposal. These relationships between lipoproteins and insulin action were independent of adiposity and insulin, suggesting that insulin resistance may be involved with diabetes-induced changes in VLDL and HDL. Weight loss was associated with decreases in total and VLDL TG, decreases in total and LDL cholesterol, and improvements in the ratio of HDL to LDL cholesterol. Sulfonylurea therapy was associated with lower total and VLDL TGs and lower LDL cholesterol, but little change in HDL. Substitution of complex carbohydrates for saturated fat in the diet showed consistent and significant decreases in total and LDL cholesterol, no decreases in HDL cholesterol, or elevation of total or VLDL TG. CONCLUSIONS--Studies suggest that there are multiple changes in plasma lipoproteins accompanying NIDDM in Pima Indians, but that many of these may be reversed by current modes of hypoglycemic therapy.
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PMID:Diabetes and plasma lipoproteins in Native Americans. Studies of the Pima Indians. 842 93

OBJECTIVE--To describe the natural history of kidney disease in Pima Indians with NIDDM. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS--Review of previous studies describing diabetic kidney disease in this Native-American population and in other populations. RESULTS--NIDDM is the leading cause of renal failure in Pima Indians, among whom the incidence of ESRD is 23 times that of the general U.S. population. The high incidence of NIDDM and its early onset in the Pima undoubtedly contribute to this difference. The incidence of overt nephropathy and ESRD, as a function of diabetes duration, is at least as high in Pima Indians with NIDDM as that reported in other populations with IDDM. Furthermore, nearly all of the excess mortality associated with NIDDM is found in individuals with overt nephropathy. Mild elevations of UAE, which may be present even shortly after the onset of diabetes, predict the development of overt nephropathy in diabetic Pimas. Additional predictors include high blood pressure, level of glycemia, duration of diabetes, family history of diabetic nephropathy, and type of diabetes treatment. CONCLUSIONS--Diabetic kidney disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Pima Indians. The natural history of diabetic kidney disease in this population is similar, in many ways, to the natural history described in individuals with IDDM.
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PMID:Diabetic kidney disease in Pima Indians. 842 5


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