Why are there ethnic differences in cardio-metabolic risk factors and cardiovascular diseases?

E Dal Canto, B Farukh… - JRSM cardiovascular …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Europe's population is becoming increasingly ethnically diverse, and epidemiological
studies indicate that there are remarkable differences in cardio-metabolic risk factors …

Ethnic differences in metabolic syndrome in high-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis

NK Adjei, F Samkange-Zeeb, D Boakye… - Reviews in Endocrine …, 2024 - Springer
This review aimed to systematically quantify the differences in Metabolic Syndrome (MetS)
prevalence across various ethnic groups in high-income countries by sex, and to evaluate …

Case finding and medical treatment of type 2 diabetes among different ethnic minority groups: the HELIUS study

MB Snijder, C Agyemang, RJ Peters… - Journal of diabetes …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Aims. Prevention of diabetes complications depends on the level of case finding and
successful treatment of diabetes, which may differ between ethnicities. Therefore, we studied …

Differences in body composition convey a similar risk of type 2 diabetes among different ethnic groups with disparate cardiometabolic risk—the HELIUS Study

M Zethof, CM Mosterd, D Collard, H Galenkamp… - Diabetes …, 2021 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE Studies have shown a disparate association between body composition and
the risk of type 2 diabetes. We assessed whether associations between differences in body …

Comfy zone hypotheses in migrant health research: time for a paradigm shift

C Agyemang - Public Health, 2019 - Elsevier
Migration remains a double-edged sword. Emigration can improve migrants' socio-economic
circumstances through better education, higher income and by providing a safety net from …

Anthropometric indices and their cut-off points in relation to type 2 diabetes among Ghanaian migrants and non-migrants: The RODAM study

SN Darko, KAC Meeks, WKBA Owiredu… - diabetes research and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Aims To compare body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-hip ratio
(WHR) as determinants of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and determine optimal cut-offs in a sub …

Diabetes among Ethiopian immigrants to Israel: exploring the effects of migration and ethnicity on diabetes risk

A Jaffe, S Giveon, L Wulffhart, B Oberman… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Objective Diabetes prevalence among ethnic minorities and immigrants often differs from the
majority indigenous population. We compared diabetes prevalence, incidence and risk …

Mendelian randomization study reveals a causal relationship between adiponectin and LDL cholesterol in Africans

KAC Meeks, AR Bentley, AP Doumatey… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Adiponectin has been associated with cardiometabolic traits in observational studies across
populations, yet it is unclear if these associations are causal. We performed Mendelian …

Exploring the experiences of West African immigrants living with type 2 diabetes in the UK

F Alloh, A Hemingway, A Turner-Wilson - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
The increasing prevalence and poorer management of Type 2 diabetes among West African
immigrants in the UK is a public health concern. This research explored the experiences of …

Acceptability, usability and weight loss outcomes in a randomized cross-over study of commercially available portion size tools in an overweight South Asian …

B Ellahi, A Aitken, D Dikmen… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
South Asian women living in the UK are particularly at high risk of obesity-related
complications, such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Exposure to large …