Journal of investigative medicine : the official publication of the American Federation for Clinical Research
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South Asians have a high prevalence of insulin resistance, which predisposes to type 2 diabetes. ⋯ The results suggest first, a higher ratio of small-to-larger adipocytes in the South Asians consistent with a lesser lipid storage capacity of adipose tissue; and second, the positive association of lower body fat with insulin resistance in the South Asians implies that fat in their lower body worsens insulin resistance. This association was not observed in the Europids.