Aim To construct a simple screening tool for predicting diabetic kidney disease in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes. Materials and Methods In the development cohort, the clinical and procedural characteristics of the 4,795 patients were considered as candidate univariate predictors of diabetic kidney disease. The β-coefficients derived from a multiple logistic regression model predicting...

It is generally assumed that type 2 diabetes increases the risk of cognitive dysfunction in old age. As type 2 diabetes is frequently diagnosed before the age of 50, diabetes-related cognitive dysfunction may also occur before the age of 50. Therefore, we investigated the association of type 2 diabetes with cognitive function in people aged 35-82 years. In a cross-sectional study comprising 4,1...

INTRODUCTION Innovative approaches are needed to reduce cardiometabolic risk among American Indian women with a history of gestational diabetes. We assessed beliefs of Oklahoma American Indian women about preventing type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease after having gestational diabetes. We also assessed barriers and facilitators to healthy lifestyle changes postpartum and intervention app...

BACKGROUND Low-carbohydrate weight-loss diets remain popular; however, the long-term effects of these diets are not known. OBJECTIVE The objective was to examine the association between low-carbohydrate-diet score and risk of type 2 diabetes DESIGN We prospectively examined the association between low-carbohydrate-diet score (based on percentage of energy as carbohydrate, fat, and protein) ...

AIMS The aim of this study is to estimate the associations of early and current socio-economic position (SEP) on adult cardiometabolic risk factors in the Indian Migration Study (N = 7,067). METHODS AND RESULTS Linear mixed models were used to estimate associations between early and current SEP and cardiometabolic risk factors: systolic blood pressure (SBP), body fat and Homeostasis Model Ass...

The emergence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in the American Indian/Alaska Native pediatric population presents a new challenge for pediatricians and other health care professionals. This chronic disease requires preventive efforts, early diagnosis, and collaborative care of the patient and family within the context of a medical home. Pediatrics 2003;112:e328–e347. URL: http://www. pediatrics.org/...

Knowler and Ackermann (1) provided a commentary regarding our article reporting the Special Diabetes Program for Indians Diabetes Prevention (SDPI-DP) demonstration project (2). We deeply appreciate the efforts of the editorial staff in recruiting such a knowledgeable group of diabetes prevention experts to comment on this article. We are especially grateful to the authors for underscoring the ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE An increase in the common carotid artery intima-media thickness (CCA-IMT) is generally considered an early marker of atherosclerosis. This cross-sectional study assessed the CCA-IMT and plaque score as vascular risk factors in patients with ischemic stroke and type 2 diabetes. MATERIALS AND METHODS Brain MR imaging and carotid ultrasonography were performed in 133 subje...

Coronary risk in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus can be calculated using population-based scores or diabetes-specific scores. Our objective was to compare the results with both scores in a group of patients with type 2 diabetes and no history of cardiovascular disease. We analyzed the results for 101 patients aged 40 to 65 years with type 2 diabetes and no prior cardiovascular disease. T...

Introduction: Coronary artery calcification (CAC) is known as sub-clinical atherosclerosis and its detection is a marker for coronary artery disease (CAD). The conventional cardiovascular risk factors used to quantify the estimated 10-year coronary event risk comprise dyslipidaemia, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, obesity, smoking and family history of CAD. Their relationship with significant ...