The Epidemiology of Diabetes Mellitus: An International Perspective Book

	About the Editors
	Contributors
	Foreword
	Acknowledgements
1	Introduction	1
Pt. I	Definitions and Evidence for Prevention
2	The Clinical Syndrome and the Biochemical Definition	7
3	Diabetes Mellitus: Diagnosis and Classification	11
4A	Prevention of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus	31
4B	Epidemiology, Evidence for Prevention: Type 2 Diabetes	41
5	Methodology for Physical Activity Assessment	51
Pt. II	Caucasian Populations
6	Ascertainment, Prevalence, Incidence and Temporal Trends	65
7A	Type 1 Diabetes: Global Epidemiology	71
7B	Type 1 Diabetes: Prediction Based on the Genetic-Epidemiological Facts in the 90s	103
7C	Type 1 Diabetes: Atypical Diabetes in Young People Across the World	113
8A	Type 2 Diabetes: Aetiology and Environmental Factors	133
8B	Type 2 Diabetes: Genetic Factors	141
Pt. III	Non-Caucasian Populations
9A	Non-Caucasian North American Populations: African Americans	157
9B	Non-Caucasian North American Populations: Native Americans	181
10	Mexico	195
11	Latin America	205
12	The Middle East	217
13	Africa	225
14	South East Asia	233
15	Pacific Island Populations	239
16	China	247
17	Japan	253
Pt. IV	Associated Risk Factors and Complications
18	Malnutrition-related Diabetes Mellitus: Myth or Reality?	263
19	Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity	273
20	Epidemiology of the Insulin Resistance Syndrome	285
21A	Long-term Complications: Diabetes and Coronary Heart Disease	301
21B	Long-term Complications: Diabetes, Stroke and Lower Extremity Arterial Disease	319
21C	Long-term Complications: Diabetic Neuropathy	327
21D	Long-term Complications: Diabetic Nephropathy	337
21E	Long-term Complications: Diabetic Retinopathy	349
22	Diabetes Mortality	369
Pt. V	Implications
23	Economic Costs	383
24	Diabetes Field Surveys: Theory and Practical Aspects	399
25	The United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study: An Epidemiological Perspective	425
	Index	431