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Novel Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes in African-Americans.

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Chatterjee, R; Maruthur, NM; Edelman, D
Published in: Curr Diab Rep
December 2015

In the USA, compared to whites, African-Americans are disproportionately impacted by the diabetes epidemic. Traditional diabetes risk factors, such as obesity, are more common among African-Americans, but these traditional risk factors do not explain all of the disparity in diabetes risk. Recent research has identified novel environmental, lifestyle, physiologic, and genetic risk factors for diabetes, some of which appear to impact African-Americans more than whites. This manuscript reviews the recent literature to highlight some of these novel risk factors that may be contributing to the racial disparity in diabetes risk. Further study is needed of the modifiable risk factors for development of interventions to reduce the risk of diabetes in African-Americans, as well as other high-risk populations.

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Curr Diab Rep

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1539-0829

Publication Date

December 2015

Volume

15

Issue

12

Start / End Page

103

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • White People
  • United States
  • Risk Factors
  • Obesity
  • Humans
  • Feeding Behavior
  • Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Diet
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
  • Black or African American
 

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Chatterjee, R., Maruthur, N. M., & Edelman, D. (2015). Novel Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes in African-Americans. Curr Diab Rep, 15(12), 103. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11892-015-0675-5
Chatterjee, Ranee, Nisa M. Maruthur, and David Edelman. “Novel Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes in African-Americans.Curr Diab Rep 15, no. 12 (December 2015): 103. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11892-015-0675-5.
Chatterjee R, Maruthur NM, Edelman D. Novel Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes in African-Americans. Curr Diab Rep. 2015 Dec;15(12):103.
Chatterjee, Ranee, et al. “Novel Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes in African-Americans.Curr Diab Rep, vol. 15, no. 12, Dec. 2015, p. 103. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/s11892-015-0675-5.
Chatterjee R, Maruthur NM, Edelman D. Novel Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes in African-Americans. Curr Diab Rep. 2015 Dec;15(12):103.
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Published In

Curr Diab Rep

DOI

EISSN

1539-0829

Publication Date

December 2015

Volume

15

Issue

12

Start / End Page

103

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • White People
  • United States
  • Risk Factors
  • Obesity
  • Humans
  • Feeding Behavior
  • Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Diet
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
  • Black or African American