From obesity to diabetes. Pathophysiological considerations
Felber, J.P.
International Journal of Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity 16(12): 937-952
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0307-0565 PMID: 1335973 Document Number: 394128
Obesity is considered to be a primary risk factor for non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) as 60 to 90% of all patients with NIDDM are obese in Western societies. The relationship between obesity and NIDDM is, however, so closely related that it is worth questioning the possibility that obesity is more than just a risk factor among several others, but is a factor which participates causally in the development of NIDDM, against a genetic background.