high as in Mexican Americans. Cuban Americans

Heal th and Nutr i t ion Examinat ion Survey (HHANES). These studies have clearly established that the prevalence of non-insulin-dependent diabe-tes mellitus (NIDDM) is two to three times higher in Mexican Americans than in non-Hispanic whites. HHANES is the only one of the four studies that included information on Cuban Americans in the Miami area and Puerto Ricans in the New York City area. Diabetes prevalence in Puerto Ricans was a