Judith K. Patterson

TL;DR: Results indicate that prediabetic subjects have an atherogenic pattern of risk factors (possibly caused by obesity, hyperglycemia, and especially hyperinsulinemia), which may be present for many years and may contribute to the risk of macrovascular disease as much as the duration of clinical diabetes itself.

TL;DR: Body mass index, ratio of subscapular-to-triceps skin fold, and fasting glucose and insulin concentrations are examined as predictors of decompensation to type II diabetes in Mexican Americans, a population at high risk for this disorder.

TL;DR: The data suggest that, like other populations at high risk for NIDDM such as Pima Indians and Micronesians, Mexican Americans have more hyperinsulinemia than can be accounted for by their adiposity.

TL;DR: In general, STR and WHR were associated with high NIDDM rates, low HDL cholesterol levels, and high triglyceride levels, although WHR was somewhat more predictive of these than STR, suggesting that both indices may measure different aspects of body-fat distribution.

TL;DR: The level of microalbuminuria was determined in 316 nondiabetic subjects from the San Antonio Heart Study, a population-based study of diabetes and cardiovascular risk factors, suggesting that an increased atherogenic risk factor pattern exists even in normotensive subjects with micro Albuminuria.