منابع مشابه
Diabetes in African Americans
the excess frequency and complications from diabetes in minority populations in the United States. In 1986, a Task Force on Black and Minority Health called attention to limitations in knowledge about diabetes in minorities and the need for increased research and intervention to reduce the excess burden of diabetes in these groups. In this chapter, data on the frequency of diabetes and associat...
متن کاملDiabetes in African Americans.
African Americans have a high risk for type 2 diabetes. Genetic traits, the prevalence of obesity, and insulin resistance all contribute to the risk of diabetes in the African American community. African Americans have a high rate of diabetic complications, because of poor glycaemic control and racial disparities in health care in the USA. African Americans with diabetes may have an atypical pr...
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Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a global health problem showing substantial ethnic disparity in disease prevalence. African Americans have one of the highest prevalence of T2D in the USA but little is known about their genetic risks. This review summarizes the findings of genetic regions and loci associated with T2D and related glycemic traits using linkage, admixture, and association approaches in po...
متن کاملPsychosocial characteristics and cardiovascular risk in African Americans with diabetes.
This descriptive study examined the ability of anxiety, depressive symptoms, and perceived social support to predict cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in African American adults (N = 57) with type 2 diabetes but no prior history of CVD events. All completed a questionnaire packet during structured interviews. Participants had CVD risk profiles that indicated a greater than 20% probability of ex...
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Obesity and type 2 diabetes are highly prevalent and lead to significant morbidity and mortality. In the United States, the impact of these conditions may be worse on historically underserved minorities, particularly African Americans. Genetic ancestry and differences in physiology are unlikely to be the sole or primary determinants of these disparities. In addition, research in this area has t...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Postgraduate Medical Journal
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0032-5473
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2004.028274