Your browser doesn't support javascript.
loading
Ethnic Differences in Insulin Resistance, Adiponectin Levels and Abdominal Obesity: Haitian Americans and African Americans, with and without Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
Cheema, Amanpreet K; Zarini, Gustavo G; Exebio, Joel; Ajabshir, Sahar; Shaban, Lemia; Antwi, Janet; Vaccaro, Joan A; Huffman, Fatma G.
Afiliação
  • Cheema AK; Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, Robert Stempel College of Public Health, Florida, International University, Miami, USA.
  • Zarini GG; Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, Robert Stempel College of Public Health, Florida, International University, Miami, USA.
  • Exebio J; Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, Robert Stempel College of Public Health, Florida, International University, Miami, USA.
  • Ajabshir S; Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, Robert Stempel College of Public Health, Florida, International University, Miami, USA.
  • Shaban L; Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College for Life Sciences, Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
  • Antwi J; Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, Robert Stempel College of Public Health, Florida, International University, Miami, USA.
  • Vaccaro JA; Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, Robert Stempel College of Public Health, Florida, International University, Miami, USA.
  • Huffman FG; Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, Robert Stempel College of Public Health, Florida, International University, Miami, USA.
Br J Med Med Res ; 4(26): 4455-4469, 2014 Sep.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31667161
BACKGROUND: Metabolic outcomes of obesity and its associated disorders may not be equivalent across ethnicity and diabetes status. AIM: In this paper, we examined the association of abdominal obesity, by ethnicity and diabetes status, for indicators of glucose metabolism in Blacks. METHODS: A cross sectional study was conducted in Haitian Americans (n= 186) and African Americans (n= 148) with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Student's t-test and Chi-squared test were used to assess differences in mean and proportion values between ethnicities with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus. Relationship between insulin resistance, ethnicity, diabetes status, abdominal obesity, and adiponectin levels were analyzed by analysis of covariance while controlling for confounding variables. RESULTS: Haitian American participants were older (P = .032), had higher fasting plasma glucose (P = .036), and A1C (P = .016), but had lower levels of Hs-CRP (P < .001), insulin and HOMA2-IR and lower abdominal obesity (P = .030), than African Americans. Haitian Americans had significantly lower HOMA2-IR (P = .008) than African Americans when comparing both ethnicities with T2DM, high abdominal obesity, and adiponectin levels lower than the median (<14.75 ng/mL). CONCLUSION: The clinical significance of observed differences in insulin resistance, abdominal obesity, and adiponectin levels between Haitian Americans and African Americans could assist in forming public health policies that are ethnic specific.
Palavras-chave
Texto completo
Adicionar na Minha BVS
Imprimir
XML
PubMed Links
Buscar no Google

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies País/Região como assunto: Haiti Idioma: En Revista: Br J Med Med Res Ano de publicação: 2014 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos País de publicação: Índia
Texto completo
Adicionar na Minha BVS
Imprimir
XML
PubMed Links
Buscar no Google

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies País/Região como assunto: Haiti Idioma: En Revista: Br J Med Med Res Ano de publicação: 2014 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos País de publicação: Índia