Association between smoking, pancreatic insulin secretion and insulin resistance in Chinese subjects with or without glucose intolerance.

Background: There are studies suggesting smoking may increase the risk of type 2 diabetes. Effects of smoking on insulin secretion and insulin resistance (IR) are, however, controversial.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study.

Doubling over ten years of central obesity in Hong Kong Chinese working men.

Background: Obesity is now an epidemic in most parts of the world. In this cross sectional study, we report the most recent data on obesity in Hong Kong Chinese working population and compare the changes over 10 years.

Methods: Between July 2000 and March 2002, 5882 adult subjects from the working class in Hong Kong were recruited (2716 men (46.