Cardiovascular risk in Japanese-Brazilian subjects.

Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of risk factors for cardiovascular disease in Japanese-Brazilian subjects.

Subjects And Methods: One hundred thirty-one residents of the Mombuca community were studied. Statistical analysis was based on the X² test, Fisher's Exact test, Student's t test, and ANOVA, at a 5% significance level.

Prevalence of diabetes mellitus in the Japanese-Brazilian community of Mombuca, Guatapará, SP.

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) in the Japanese-Brazilian community of Mombuca in relation to risk factors (FR) for diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Subjects And Methods: Cross-sectional study with 131 individuals of Japanese ancestry (69% first generation), aged 20 years or more, submitted to socio-cultural, anthropometric, and biochemistry evaluation.

Results: Of the individuals studied (n = 131, age = 55.