Stability of Body Weight in Type 2 Diabetes
Response to Chaudhry et al.
- Helen C. Looker, MBBS,
- William C. Knowler, MD, DRPH and
- Robert L. Hanson, MD, MPH
- From the Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Phoenix, Arizona
- Address correspondence to Helen C. Looker, Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 1550 E. Indian School Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85014. E-mail: hlooker{at}mail.nih.gov
Response to Chaudhry et al.
In a recent volume in this journal, Chaudhry et al. (1) reported their findings of weight change in 205 men with diabetes. They conclude that over the course of at least 5 years, modest weight gain is the norm in men with diabetes. In contrast, we have previously published data (2) on 816 adult Pima Indians with diabetes, which showed that the general pattern of weight change after a diagnosis of diabetes was weight loss. These apparently discrepant findings may reflect ethnic differences, but there are a number of other potential reasons for the …
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August 2006, 29(8)
