Minority Diabetes Reports
Wednesday, July 16th, 2014
Springer: July 2014 Abstract It is believed that diabetes risk scores need to be ethnic specific. However, this prerequisite has not been tested. We examined the performance of several risk models, developed in various populations, in a Europid and a South Asian population. The performance of 14 published risk prediction models were tested in two prospective […]
Minority Diabetes Reports
Wednesday, July 16th, 2014
Springer: July 2014 Abstract Aims/hypothesis MTNR1B is a type 2 diabetes susceptibility locus associated with cross-sectional measures of insulin secretion. We hypothesised that variation in MTNR1B contributes to the absolute level of a diabetes-related trait, temporal rate of change in that trait, or both. Methods We tested rs10830963 for association with cross-sectional diabetes-related traits in up to 1,383 […]
Minority Diabetes Reports
Wednesday, July 16th, 2014
Ingentaconnec: 6/1/14 Abstract: The highest prevalence of low vitamin D levels are among Hispanics and non-Hispanic Blacks. Evidence suggests that low vitamin D levels may contribute to increased risk for diabetes and its complications. Hispanics are at greater risk for vitamin D deficiency. To address the relationship between vitamin D, diabetes, and Hispanics, this research […]
Minority Diabetes Reports, Minority Diabetes Reports
Saturday, July 5th, 2014
Diabetes Care June 29, 2014 OBJECTIVE To compare the relationship between adiposity and prevalent diabetes across ethnic groups in the UK Biobank cohort and to derive ethnic-specific obesity cutoffs that equate to those developed on white populations in terms of diabetes prevalence. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS UK Biobank recruited 502,682 U.K. residents aged 40–69 years. We used baseline […]
Minority Diabetes Reports, Minority Diabetes Reports
Saturday, July 5th, 2014
Diabetes Care June 26, 2014 OBJECTIVE To determine whether dietary patterns associated with food insecurity are associated with poor longitudinal glycemic control. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS In a prospective, population-based, longitudinal cohort study, we ascertained food security (Food Security Survey Module), dietary pattern (Healthy Eating Index 2005 [HEI 2005]), and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) in Puerto Rican adults aged 45–75 […]
Minority Diabetes Reports, Minority Diabetes Reports
Saturday, July 5th, 2014
Wiley: 19 JUN 2014 Type 2 diabetes is considered a public health crisis, particularly among people of Mexican descent in the United States. Clinical approaches to diabetes management increasingly emphasize self-care, which places responsibility for illness on individuals and mandates self-regulation. Using narrative and free-list data from a two-phase study of low-income first- and second-generation […]
Minority Diabetes Reports, Minority Diabetes Reports
Saturday, July 5th, 2014
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism: June 12, 2014 Abstract Context: Metformin is considered first-line treatment for type 2 diabetes mellitus. However, little is known about its effects in African American individuals. Objective: The objective of the study was to assess whether metformin’s effect on glycemic control differs by race-ethnicity Design: Electronic health records were […]
Minority Diabetes Reports
Tuesday, June 24th, 2014
JAMA: June 11, 2014 Importance Latino populations have one of the highest prevalences of type 2 diabetes worldwide. Objectives To investigate the association between rare protein-coding genetic variants and prevalence of type 2 diabetes in a large Latino population and to explore potential molecular and physiological mechanisms for the observed relationships. Design, Setting, and Participants Whole-exome sequencing was performed on DNA […]
Minority Diabetes Reports
Tuesday, June 24th, 2014
Diabetes Spectrum: May 2014 Objective. The purpose of this study is to describe the impact of depression on perceptions of risks to health, diabetes self-management practices, and glycemic control in older African Americans with type 2 diabetes. Methods. The authors analyzed data on depression, risk perceptions, diabetes self-management, and A1C in African Americans with type 2 diabetes. T-tests, χ2, […]
Minority Diabetes Reports
Tuesday, June 24th, 2014
Diabetes Care May 1, 2014 OBJECTIVE To assess the relationship of depressive symptoms and use of antidepressants with incident type 2 diabetes in prospective data from a large cohort of U.S. African American women. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS The Black Women’s Health Study (BWHS) is an ongoing prospective cohort study. We followed 35,898 women from 1999 through 2011 […]