D'Anna, Rosario Di Benedetto, Antonio Palella, Stefania Miceli, Alessia Romeo, Paola Corrado, Francesco
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Diabetology & metabolic syndrome
During pandemic period, a single fast glycemia value (≥ 92 mg/dl) performed within the recommended time window for the risk level defined by the Italian guidelines, was considered an acceptable surrogate for GDM diagnosis following Italian Diabetes Association recomendations. All pregnant women who performed an OGTT following Italian Guidelines fro...
Mahfoz, Amal M Gawish, Aya Y
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Diabetology & metabolic syndrome
Diabetic hepatopathy is a serious complication of poorly controlled diabetes mellitus. An efficient antidiabetic drug which keeps normal liver tissues is not available. The renin-angiotensin system has been reported to be involved in both diabetic state and liver function. Aliskiren is a direct renin inhibitor and a recently antihypertensive drug w...
Li, Jiayu Xin, Yanguo Li, Jingye Zhou, Li Qiu, Hui Shen, Aidong Chen, Hui Li, Hongwei
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Diabetology & metabolic syndrome
The hemoglobin glycation index (HGI) is the difference between measured and estimated glycation of hemoglobin. However, there is limited evidence to investigate the HGI and the clinical outcomes of acute coronary syndrome patients. This study aimed to evaluate the association between HGI and the clinical outcomes of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in...
Lee, Dong-Hwa Park, Jong Eun Kim, So Young Jeon, Hyun Jeong Park, Jong-Hyock
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Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
Background Insulin resistance (IR) is an important contributor to the development of hypertension (HTN), and the triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index has been proposed as a simple, reliable marker of IR. This study investigated the association between the TyG index and blood pressure (BP) elevation in a large general population. Methods The study enrol...
Nair, Deepak R. Chauhan, Abhyuday Vaidya, Dhananjay
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Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
Background Asian Indians (AI) are at high risk for both atherosclerotic diseases (ATH) and diabetes mellitus (DM). We analyze the clustering of these two comorbidities as contributing causes of death in AI versus Non-AI populations in the US . Methods Using Mortality Multiple Cause-of-Death Files (2012–2019) from the National Center for Health Stat...
Lei, Haiyan Liu, Jun Wang, Wei Yang, Xinyi Feng, Zhouqin Zang, Pu Lu, Bin Shao, Jiaqing
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Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
Background Several recent studies have found that Osteocalcin (OCN), a multifunctional protein secreted exclusively by osteoblasts, is beneficial to glucose metabolism and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, the effects of OCN on islets function especially islet ɑ cells function in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus characterized by a bi-...
Zhang, Yuan Yang, Rongrong Hou, Yabing Chen, Yanchun Li, Shu Wang, Yaogang Yang, Hongxi
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Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
Background We aimed to assess the impact of healthy cardiovascular health (CVH) on diabetic complications, mortality, and life expectancy among people with type 2 diabetes and to explore whether inflammation marker mediate these associations. Methods This prospective cohort study included 33,236 participants (aged 40–72) with type 2 diabetes from t...
Zhang, Yaofu Wang, Junheng Jiang, Li Wang, Tongxin Li, Zhuang Fu, Xiaozhe Huang, Weijun Xiao, Yonghua Wang, Shidong Zhao, Jinxi
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Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of finerenone and sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) on reducing new-onset of atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and chronic kidney disease (CKD). Method We searched the PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Medline and Embase covering January 1...
Wondie, Alemayehu Taderegew, Mitku Mammo Girma, Betemariam Getawey, Atsede Tsega, Daniel Terefe, Tamene Fetene Mitiku, Shimelis Berhanu, Hiwot
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Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
Background Obstructive sleep apnea is a syndrome characterized by recurrent partial, or complete upper airway collapse during sleep. Although obstructive sleep apnea is common in type 2 diabetes mellitus, the majority of patients remain undiagnosed because of the prohibitive cost of the test and paucity of the sleep clinic, especially in developing...
Espinoza, Manuel Antonio Abbott, Tomas Passi, Alvaro Balmaceda, Carlos
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Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
Background Diabetes is associated to a high financial and disease burden, explaining a large proportion of expenditure of the health system in one year. The purpose of this study was to estimate long-term costs and health outcomes of recently diagnosed patients with type 2 diabetes in Chile. Methods Cost and consequence study based on mathematical ...
