It has been hypothesized that the greater prevalence of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) in Mexicans may be related to their greater degree of Amerindian genetic admixture (AGA). The aim of this unmatched case-control study was to correlate the prevalence of NIDDM with AGA in 10 Mexican Mestizo populations non-randomly selected by surname. A sample of 1,699 unrelated persons, >44 years and residing in the state of Nuevo León, was selected on the basis of paraphyletic or polyphyletic surnames and interviewed in the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS).
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January 1995
A sample of 3,211 males and females insured by the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (I.M.S.
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