Walcott, Ramon Ricardo2012-04-252012-04-252012-04-25https://hdl.handle.net/2139/12738Please contact the West Indiana Division at the University of the West Indies,St.Augustine in order to view the full thesis. Contact: wimail@sta.uwi.eduInsulin resistanceDiabetesObesityCardiovascular system -- DiseasesLipids -- MetabolismNature and prevalence of the metabolic syndrome amongst Afro- and Indo-Trinidadians with type 2 diabetes mellitusThesis