Table 1. Characteristics of subjects in the Amerindian and General population.

	Amerindians		General Population
Characteristics	Men	Women	Men		Women
n	292	328	715		857
Age, years	37.3±14.6	37.1±14.5	44.7±10.9		44.8±10.8
BMI, Kg/m2	24.6±3.6	26.2±5.0	25.9±4.0		26.6±5.5
BAI	21.7±4.924	29.9±6.4	26.0±3.5		32.9±5.6
Waist Circunference, cm	83.5±9.5	84.5±11.6	89.2±10.9		83.6±12.9
Fasting Glucose, mg/dL	92.4±17.0	89.7±18.1	105.6±28.5		104.4±34.6
NIDDM, %	2.4%	2.7%	6.9%		8.6%

BMI, body mass index; BAI, body adiposity index; T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus.