Preventive medicine
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Preventive medicine · Nov 1999
Multicenter Study Comparative StudyGlycated hemoglobin as an indicator of social environmental stress among indigenous versus westernized populations.
This study assessed whether glycated hemoglobin concentration, an indicator of psychogenic stress, differs between indigenous populations and non-indigenous reference groups. ⋯ HbA(1c) concentrations are greater for indigenous than for non-indigenous groups. Social changes, low control, and living conditions associated with westernization may be inherently stressful at the biological level for indigenous populations in westernized countries.