Beta-cell failure rather than insulin resistance is the major cause of abnormal glucose tolerance in Africans: insight from the Africans in America study

Beta-cell failure rather than insulin resistance is the major cause of abnormal glucose tolerance in Africans: insight from the Africans in America study

Introduction Uncertainties exist on whether the main determinant of abnormal glucose tolerance (Abnl-GT) in Africans is β-cell failure or insulin resistance (IR). Therefore, we determined the prevalence, phenotype and characteristics of Abnl-GT due to β-cell failure versus IR in 486 African-born bla...

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Main Authors: Thomas Hormenu, Christopher W DuBose, Lilian S Mabundo, Joon Ha, Arthur Sherman, Anne E Sumner, M C Sage Ishimwe, Annemarie Wentzel, Elyssa M Shoup, Nana H Osei-Tutu, Arielle C Patterson, Hadi Bagheri
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Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care
Online Access:https://drc.bmj.com/content/9/1/e002447.full
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