RT Journal
A1 Friedrich MJ
T1 EThnic blood glucose variations
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2012
FD September 19
VO 308
IS 11
SP 1081
OP 1081
DO 10.1001/2012.jama.11946
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/2012.jama.11946
AB 
In the study, the investigators analyzed blood samples from 4688 white European individuals and 1352 South Asian individuals from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. They found that the latter had higher levels of blood glucose on 3 different measures that are used to diagnose type 2 diabetes—hemoglobin A1c, fasting plasma glucose, and 2-hour plasma glucose—even after taking into account risk factors that influence sugar levels.