Metabolic characteristics of Africans with normal glucose tolerance and elevated 1-hour glucose: insight from the Africans in America study
IntroductionRisk of insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, diabetes and cardiac death is increased in Asians and Europeans with normal glucose tolerance (NGT) and 1-hour glucose ≥8.6 mmol/L. As African descent populations often have insulin resistance but a normal lipid profile, the implications for Afri...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2020-04-01
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Series: | BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care |
Online Access: | https://drc.bmj.com/content/8/1/e000837.full |