Clinical Characteristics of Type II Diabetic Subjects Consuming High Versus Low Carbohydrate Diets in Mexico City and San Antonio, Texas

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OBJECTIVE To compare the clinical status of type II diabetic subjects identified in two population-based surveys, one performed in Mexico City, Mexico and the other in San Antonio, Texas. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS In a low income area of Mexico City, 3,517 age-eligible (35–64 years of age) individuals were randomly selected of whom 3,319 were interviewed at home and 2,198 were examined in a clinic (response rates 62.5%). In San Antonio, 2,357 similarly aged low-income Mexican Americans were randomly selected of whom 2,076 were interviewed at home and 1,511 were examined (response rate 64.1%). Oral glucose tolerance tests were performed at both sites and diabetes was diagnosed according to the World Health Organization (WHO) criteria. In Mexico City, 288 type II diabetic individuals were identified, and 255 were identified in San Antonio. The following variables were measured: height, weight, subscapular and triceps skinfolds, waist-to-hip circumference ratios (WHR), systolic and diastolic blood pressure (random 0 sphygmomanometer), fasting and 2-h postglucose load glucose and insulin concentrations, and fasting total-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, and triglyceride (TG) levels. A food frequency questionnaire was used to estimate total calories and the percentage of calories derived from protein, fat, and carbohydrate. Only type II diabetic patients were included in the analyses. Age-adjustment was performed by analysis of covariance for continuous variables and by the Mantel-Haenszel procedure for discrete variables. RESULTS The mean age, the percentage newly diagnosed cases, and the percentage of males were similar in both sites. The percentage of diabetic patients treated with oral agents was significantly higher in Mexico City (56.9 vs. 72.7% in San Antonio and Mexico City, respectively, P < 0.001), whereas the percentage treated with insulin was significantly higher in San Antonio (18.8 vs. 2.1% for San Antonio and Mexico City, respectively, P < 0.001). A significant difference was observed in the percentage of calories derived from carbohydrate (61.7–63.2 vs. 47.1–47.5% for Mexico City and San Antonio, respectively, P < 0.001) and fat (18.4–20.0 and 30.1–33.0% for Mexico City and San Antonio, respectively, P < 0.001). Body mass index (BMI)

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