Published in Health Risk Factor Week, May 8th, 2007
Study 1: A report, "Cardiovascular risk factors in pre-pubertal Malays: effects of diabetic parentage," is newly published data in Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. According to a study from Kuching, Malaysia, "Diabetes prevalence is increasing rapidly in Asian populations but the influence of a family history of diabetes on cardiovascular risk is unknown. To assess this relationship, 120 urban-dwelling Malays were recruited to a cross-sectional case-control study."
"Sixty were pre-pubertal children, 30 of diabetic parentage (Group 1) and 30...
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