[Diabetes as primary or associated cause of death in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, 1992].

Introduction: Analysis of mortality data are usually performed with reference to the underlying cause of death. The importance of diabetes as a cause of death is always underestimated, because diabetics generally die from chronic complications of the disease, these being considered as the underlying cause of the death. To attenuate this problem, mortality data should be analyzed on the basis of all the causes listed on the death certificate.

Is insulin or its precursor independently associated with hypertension? An epidemiological study in Japanese-Brazilians.

Japanese individuals living outside Japan are more susceptible to chronic diseases included in the insulin resistance syndrome. Hyperinsulinemia and hypertension are associated, but large studies adjusting for confounders are still required. The present evaluated if insulin (I) or proinsulin (PI) was associated with hypertension after adjustment for other risk factors, in first (n=238) and second (n=292) generation Japanese-Brazilians, aged 40 to 79 years, living in a developed city in Brazil.

Disturbances of glucose and lipid metabolism in first and second generation Japanese-Brazilians. Japanese-Brazilian Diabetes Study Group.

Increased prevalence of self-reported NIDDM in Japanese-Brazilians was reported when compared to Japan. This study aimed at determining the prevalence of NIDDM and IGT in Japanese-Brazilians living in the city of Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil. The impact of western environment on the frequency of obesity, dyslipidemia and hypertension was investigated.

Proinsulin and insulin levels according to glucose tolerance among Japanese-Brazilians, aged 40-79 years. Japanese-Brazilian Diabetes Study Group.

This study of the Japanese-Brazilians living in Bauru, Sao Paulo, Brazil, aimed at determining the prevalence of DM in the first (Issei) and second (Nisei) generations, according to WHO criteria. Insulin and proinsulin were determined by new immunofluorimetric assays (IMFA), that measure true insulin and intact proinsulin, at fasting and 2 h after glucose load. The data showed a very scattered distribution, so only medians are shown and no statistical testing applied.