Year: 1983
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Human diabetes mellitus is a heterogenous disorder. Both genetic and environmental factors affect the development and the course of the disease. A cross-cultural study in which a migrant pure Japanese population living in Seattle is compared to a native Japanese population in Tokyo may distinguish significant environmental influences upon the occurrence and course of diabetes from influences due to race. To examine the feasibility of mounting a cross-cultural study of type II (non-insulin dependent) diabetes mellitus in the Japanese-American (Nikkei) community of the greater Seattle (King County) region of Washington State and the native Japanese population of Tokyo, a pilot study was begun in 1979 and completed in 1981. Nikkei refers to all Japanese who have become permanent residents of the United States and includes first generation immigrants.
Language: English
Subfield: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2074919376