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Improved Detection of Abnormal Glucose Tolerance in Africans: The Value of Combining Hemoglobin A1c With Glycated Albumin

Hobabagabo, Arsene F.; Osei-Tutu, Nana H.; Hormenu, Thomas; Shoup, Elyssa M.; DuBose, Christopher W.; Mabundo, Lilian S.; Ha, Joon; Sherman, Arthur; Chung, Stephanie T.; Sacks, David B.; Sumner, Anne E. (University of Cape Coast, 2020-10)

In African-born Blacks living in America, we determined by BMI category 1) prevalence of abnormal glucose tolerance (Abnl-GT) and 2) diagnostic value and reproducibility of hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), fructosamine, and glycated ...
Stress Measured by Allostatic Load Varies by Reason for Immigration, Age at Immigration, and Number of Children: The Africans in America Study

Hormenu, Thomas; Shoup, Elyssa M.; Osei-Tutu, Nana H.; Hobabagabo, Arsene F.; DuBose, Christopher W.; Mabundo, Lilian S.; Chung, Stephanie T.; Horlyck-Romanovsky, Margrethe F.; Sumner, Anne E. (University of Cape Coast, 2020-06)

Stress leads to physiologic dysfunction and cardiometabolic disease. Allostatic load score (ALS) measures stress-induced cardiovascular, metabolic, and inflammatory biomarkers. We estimated the odds of high ALS by reason ...

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