Rosado GCA, Álvarez NJ, González RA

Language: Spanish
References: 18
Page: 122-125
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ABSTRACT

Objective: To evaluate the influence of Mayan ancestry, evaluated through Mayan-derived last name possession, on the risk for type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM2). Methods: Cases: 50 DM2 patients according to the 1997 Expert Committee on Diagnosis and classification of Diabetes Mellitus. Controls: 150 healthy people were recruited from the companions of patients attending the primary or secondary medical care facilities. By means of an interrogatory, the possession of mayan-derived last name in the individual as well as in their parents, DM2 family history, overweight, and in females the antecedent of macrosomic offspring, were determined. Results: Univariated analysis showed that Mayan-derived last name possession, (p= 0.002; RM 3.8; 95% CI 1.6 - 9.1) and the antecedent of macrosomic offspring, (p= 0.00 1; RM: 4.4; 95% CI 1.9-10), were associated with DM2. Conclusion: The possession of at least one Mayan-derived last name, as a marker of Mayan ancestry, seems to be an independent risk factor for DM2.

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