THE SCOTSMAN: Younger people with type 2 diabetes are heavier than those without the condition

Description

Prof Martin K Rutter of the University of Manchester, and Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, who co-led this study, said, “Our work also helps to understand why there may be a greater loss of life from type 2 diabetes in White people as we noted that risk factors differences between those with and without diabetes, across nearly all ages, were less in people of South Asian background and African-Caribbean or Black African background compared to Whites.

“Our study also further illustrates how in people of South Asian background and African-Caribbean or Black African background are more sensitive to the adverse metabolic effects of weight gain than White people.