Type 2 diabetes in South Asians: similarities and differences with white Caucasian and other populations

UP Gujral, R Pradeepa, MB Weber… - Annals of the New …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality.
While all ethnic groups are affected, the prevalence of T2DM in South Asians, both in their …

Type 2 diabetes: A 21st century epidemic

LM Jaacks, KR Siegel, UP Gujral… - Best practice & research …, 2016 - Elsevier
Around 415 million people around the world have diabetes (9% of adults), and the vast
majority live in low-and middle-income countries. Over the next decade, this number is …

[HTML][HTML] Liver, visceral and subcutaneous fat in men and women of South Asian and white European descent: a systematic review and meta-analysis of new and …

S Iliodromiti, J McLaren, N Ghouri, MR Miller… - Diabetologia, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Aims/hypothesis South Asians have a two-to fivefold higher risk of developing type
2 diabetes than those of white European descent. Greater central adiposity and storage of …

Cardiometabolic abnormalities among normal-weight persons from five racial/ethnic groups in the United States: a cross-sectional analysis of two cohort studies

UP Gujral, E Vittinghoff, M Mongraw-Chaffin… - Annals of internal …, 2017 - acpjournals.org
Background: The relationship between body weight and cardiometabolic disease may vary
substantially by race/ethnicity. Objective: To determine the prevalence and correlates of the …

[HTML][HTML] A healthy plant–based diet is favorably associated with cardiometabolic risk factors among participants of South Asian ancestry

SN Bhupathiraju, CM Sawicki, S Goon… - The American journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Plant-based diets are recommended for chronic disease prevention, yet there
has been little focus on plant-based diet quality among participants of South Asian ancestry …

Comparing type 2 diabetes, prediabetes, and their associated risk factors in Asian Indians in India and in the US: the CARRS and MASALA studies

UP Gujral, KMV Narayan, RG Pradeepa… - Diabetes …, 2015 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE To assess the prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes and the associated risk
factors in two Asian Indian populations living in different environments. RESEARCH …

Diabetes among non-overweight individuals: an emerging public health challenge

UP Gujral, MB Weber, LR Staimez… - Current diabetes …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Overweight and obesity are well-established risk factors for type
2 diabetes. However, a substantial number of individuals develop the disease at …

Disparities in diabetes prevalence and management by race and ethnicity in the USA: defining a path forward

S Hassan, UP Gujral, RC Quarells… - The Lancet Diabetes & …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Type 2 diabetes disparities in the USA persist in both the prevalence of disease and
diabetes-related complications. We conducted a literature review related to diabetes …

Association of diabetes subgroups with race/ethnicity, risk factor burden and complications: the MASALA and MESA studies

MP Bancks, AG Bertoni, M Carnethon… - The Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Introduction There are known disparities in diabetes complications by race and ethnicity.
Although diabetes subgroups may contribute to differential risk, little is known about how …

Higher rates of diabetic ketoacidosis and admission to the paediatric intensive care unit among newly diagnosed children with type 1 diabetes in Kuwait during the …

D Al‐Abdulrazzaq, A Alkandari… - Diabetes/Metabolism …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction The COVID‐19 pandemic might have a multifaceted effect on children with type
1 diabetes (T1D), either directly through infection itself or indirectly due to measures …