Author Details Differences in the prevalence of diabetes risk-factors among First Nation, Métis and non-Aboriginal adults attending screening clinics in rural Alberta, Canada Richard Oster1 MSc, Research associate, roster@ualberta.ca Ellen Toth2 MD, Physician, ellen.toth@ualberta.ca 1, 2 Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, 362C Heritage Medical Research Centre, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Correspondence: R Oster, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, 362C Heritage Medical Research Centre, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2S2  Author contribution: Richard T Oster: literature review, statistical analysis, wrote the first draft, contributed to drafts. Ellen L Toth: original concept, designed the project, supervised data collection, contributed to drafts. Citation: Oster RT, Toth EL.  Differences in the prevalence of diabetes risk-factors among First Nation, Métis and non-Aboriginal adults attending screening clinics in rural Alberta, Canada. Rural and Remote Health 9: 1170. (Online) 2009. Available: http://www.rrh.org.au Received: 30 January 2009 Revised: 18 April 2009 Accepted: 1 June 2009