Scientists from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands have developed computer technology that can calculate the risk of diabetes in six ethnic groups. It turns out that Africans, Arabs, East Asians and people of mixed ethnicity have a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes. The results were: published In The Lancet.
Researchers developed a risk prediction model for the development of type 2 diabetes based on surveys and data from the UK Biobank. The computer also took into account information from the participants’ medical records. In total, the study included data on about 700 thousand representatives of different ethnic groups aged 0 to 93 years.
The algorithms also took into account the subjects’ BMI, the presence of comorbidities, bad habits, diet, and medications used regularly.
They found that the prevalence of type 2 diabetes was 4 times higher among Africans, Arabs, East Asians and other ethnic groups who identified as non-white. Algorithms calculated that only 5% of white participants had diabetes. Among South Asian subjects, this figure rose to 23.3%. 13 percent of East Asians have been diagnosed with diabetes. For Blacks and Caribbeans, the rate was about 15%.
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