The prevalence and incidence of diabetes mellitus among Sami and non-Sami inhabitants of Northern Norway

Naseribafrouei, Ali

dc.contributor.advisor	Broderstad, Ann Ragnhild
dc.contributor.author	Naseribafrouei, Ali
dc.date.accessioned	2019-05-10T12:45:38Z
dc.date.available	2019-05-10T12:45:38Z
dc.date.issued	2019-05-07
dc.description.abstract	The thesis is based upon data from two cross-sectional population-based surveys, the SAMINOR 1 Survey (2003-2004) and the SAMINOR 2 Clinical Survey (2012-2014). The prevalence of pre-diabetes and diabetes mellitus among Sami and non-Sami inhabitants of the 24 municipalities from North- and Mid-Norway was estimated in the SAMINOR 1 Survey. No statistically significant difference in the prevalence of pre-diabetes or diabetes mellitus was found between Sami and non-Sami participants in this study. In the SAMINOR 2 Clinical Survey, 10 municipalities from North Norway were included. The prevalence of both pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes mellitus was statistically significantly higher among Sami participants and abdominal obesity was the most plausible explanation for it. By following participants from the SAMINOR 1 to the SAMINOR 2 Survey, the 8-year cumulative incidence of diabetes mellitus was estimated. No statistically significant difference in the 8-year cumulative incidence of diabetes mellitus was observed between Sami and non-Sami participants.	en_US
dc.description.doctoraltype	ph.d.	en_US
dc.description.popularabstract	Diabetes mellitus is a lifestyle-related disease affecting many people around the world. Research has shown that indigenous peoples are more prone to lifestyle diseases compared with majority populations. The thesis is based on data from the Health and Living Conditions Survey in Sami and Norwegian Settlements, the SAMINOR Study. The SAMINOR 1 Survey, conducted in 2002-2003 in 24 municipalities in North- and Mid-Norway, showed no ethnic difference in the prevalence of pre-diabetes or diabetes mellitus. However, the prevalence of both pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes mellitus was shown to be significantly higher among Sami participants in the SAMINOR 2 Clinical Survey. Abdominal obesity which was more prevalent among Sami subjects could largly explain the observed higher prevalence of pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes mellitus among the Sami. No significant difference between Sami and non-Sami subjects was found in the occurence of new cases of diabetes mellitus in an 8-year period of follow-up.	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	UiT Norges Arktiske Universitet	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10037/15282
dc.language.iso	eng	en_US
dc.publisher	UiT The Arctic University of Norway	en_US
dc.publisher	UiT Norges arktiske universitet	en_US
dc.relation.haspart	<p>This thesis contains the following papers: <p>Paper 1: Naseribafrouei, A., Eliassen, B.-M., Melhus, M. & Broderstad, A.R. (2016). Ethnic difference in the prevalence of pre-diabetes and diabetes mellitus in regions with Sami and non-Sami populations in Norway – The SAMINOR1 study. <i>International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 75</i>, 31697. Also available at <a href=https://hdl.handle.net/10037/10230>https://hdl.handle.net/10037/10230</a>. <p>Paper 2: Naseribafrouei, A., Eliassen, B.-M., Melhus, M., Svartberg, J. & Broderstad, A.R. (2018). Prevalence of pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes mellitus among Sami and non-Sami men and women in Northern Norway - The SAMINOR 2 Clinical Survey. <i>International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 77</i>, 1463786. Also available at <a href=https://hdl.handle.net/10037/13486>https://hdl.handle.net/10037/13486</a>. <p>Paper 3: Naseribafrouei, A., Eliassen, B.-M., Melhus, M., Svartberg, J. & Broderstad, A.R. The 8-year cumulative incidence of diabetes mellitus among Sami and non-Sami inhabitants of Northern Norway - The SAMINOR Study. (Submitted manuscript).	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	ISM skriftserie; 203
dc.rights.accessRights	openAccess	en_US
dc.rights.holder	Copyright 2019 The Author(s)
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dc.rights	Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)	en_US
dc.subject	VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Samfunnsmedisin, sosialmedisin: 801	en_US
dc.subject	VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Community medicine, Social medicine: 801	en_US
dc.subject	VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Epidemiologi medisinsk og odontologisk statistikk: 803	en_US
dc.subject	VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Epidemiology medical and dental statistics: 803	en_US
dc.title	The prevalence and incidence of diabetes mellitus among Sami and non-Sami inhabitants of Northern Norway	en_US
dc.type	Doctoral thesis	en_US
dc.type	Doktorgradsavhandling	en_US