A survey of life-style diseases of inhabitants of Thailand.

To elucidate the way to prevent lifestyle-related diseases, such as diabetes mellitus and hypertension, in Asian countries, a comparative study between Mongoloids was conducted at Palau, in Oceania, the Republic of China, Thailand, Mongolia and Japan, from 1998 to October 2002. The survey comprised a social survey, nutrition survey, physical and medical examinations, biomedical analyses, urinalyses, and DNA analyses. This is an interim report for Thailand.