Glucose metabolism in subjects of Mapuche ethnicity and descendants of Europeans: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Observational studies conducted on adult subjects, of both sexes, of Mapuche ethnicity and descendants of Europeans residents in Chile, who presented data on the mean and standard deviation of insulin resistance, glucose and insulin were included. The global mean difference (GMD) and the 95 % confidence interval (CI) were calculated using the generic inverse variance method with random effects models. Gälman C, Miquel JF, Pérez RM, Einarsson C, Ståhle L, Marshall G (2004) Bile acid synthesis is increased in chilean hispanics with gallstones and in gallstone high-risk Mapuche Indians.