Effect of migration on risk of diabetes

High frequency of abnormal glucose tolerance in Senegalese migrants: a new example of the heavy consequences of the nutritional transition

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN38634580

Enrollment

1050

Registered

2014-02-06

Start date

2000-11-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Diabetes, migration, public health Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Diabetes mellitus

Interventions

Study on Senegalese adults living in Saint-Die (France) and a representative sample of their relatives in five villages in Fuuta (Senegal). For all the selected subjects we measured four anthropometri

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. All Senegalese migrants living in Saint-Die (France) 2. A representative sample of their relatives in five villages in Fuuta (Senegal) 3. Adults between 18 and 75 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Pregnancy 2. Illness

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Anthropometric measures (height, weight, BMI and waist/hip ratio) 2. Blood capillary glucose, measured using a Glucotrend device (Lab. Boehringer) All of the measures were taken at baseline in one day.	—

Countries

Senegal

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026