Published: Primary Care Diabetes
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Authors: Ramfis Nieto-Martínez, Juan P González-Rivas, Eunice Ugel, Maritza Duran, Eric Dávila, Ramez Constantino, Alberto García, Jeffrey I Mechanick, María Inés Marulanda
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No previous study in Venezuela and few in the Region of the Americas have reported national cardiometabolic health data. Objectives: To determine the prevalence and distribution of cardiometabolic risk factors (CMRF) in adults of Venezuela.
Published: The Lancet Global Health
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Authors: NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC)—Americas Working Group
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Describing the prevalence and trends of cardiometabolic risk factors that are associated with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is crucial for monitoring progress, planning prevention, and providing evidence to support policy efforts. We aimed to analyze the transition in body-mass index (BMI), obesity, blood pressure, raised blood pressure, and diabetes in the Americas, between 1980 and 2014.
Published: The Lancet Global Health
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Authors: Safia S Jiwani 1 , Rodrigo M Carrillo-Larco 2 , Akram Hernández-Vásquez 3 , Tonatiuh Barrientos-Gutiérrez 4 , Ana Basto-Abreu 4 , Laura Gutierrez 5 , Vilma Irazola 5 , Ramfis Nieto-Martínez 6 , Bruno P Nunes 7 , Diana C Parra 8 , J Jaime Miranda 9
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Background: The burden of obesity differs by socioeconomic status. We aimed to characterize the prevalence of obesity among adult men and women in Latin America and the Caribbean by socioeconomic measures and the shifting obesity burden over time.
Published: Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics
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Authors: Mary E Larkin 1 , David M Nathan 1 , Ionut Bebu 2 , Heidi Krause-Steinrauf 2 , William H Herman 3 , John M Higgins 4 5 , Margaret Tiktin 6 , Robert M Cohen 7 , Claire Lund 2 , Richard M Bergenstal 8 , Mary L Johnson 8 , Valerie Arends 9 , GRADE Research Group
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The Glycemia Reduction Approaches in Diabetes: A Comparative Effectiveness (GRADE) study has enrolled a racially and ethnically diverse population with type 2 diabetes, performed extensive phenotyping, and randomly assigned the participants to one of four second-line diabetes medications.
Published: Primary Care Diabetes
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Authors: Ramfis Nieto-Martínez 1 , Juan P González-Rivas 2 , Eunice Ugel 3 , Maria Ines Marulanda 4 , Maritza Durán 5 , Jeffrey I Mechanick 6 , Pablo Aschner 7
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To evaluate the performance of the Latin American Finnish Diabetes Risk Score (LA-FINDRISC) compared with the original O-FINDRISC in general population. To establish the best cut-off to detect unknown type 2 diabetes (uT2D) and prediabetes.
Published: Primary Care Diabetes
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Authors: Juan Pablo González-Rivas 1 , William Polonsky 2 , María María Infante-García 3 , Maritza Duran 4 , Eunice Ugel 5 , María Ines Marulanda 6 , Jeffrey I Mechanick 7 , Ramfis Nieto-Martínez 8
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Evidence suggests that depression is more common in patients with diabetes than in the general population. However, contradictory results expose controversy in this association.
Published: Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research
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Authors: Stephanie Behringer-Massera 1 , Terysia Browne 2 , Geny George 3 , Sally Duran 3 , Andrea Cherrington 4 , M Diane McKee 2 5 , GRADE Research Group
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Recruitment of participants into research studies, especially individuals from minority groups, is challenging; lack of diversity may lead to biased findings.
Published: Primary Care Diabetes
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Authors: Ramfis Nieto-Martínez 1 , Jeffrey I Mechanick 2 , Imperia Brajkovich 3 , Eunice Ugel 4 , Alejandro Risques 5 , Hermes Florez 6 , Juan Pablo González-Rivas 7
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The prevalence of diabetes in multiple regions of Venezuela is unknown. To determine the prevalence of diabetes in five populations from three regions of Venezuela.
Published: Current Diabetes Reports
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Authors: Ramfis Nieto-Martínez 1 2 3 , Juan P González-Rivas 4 , José R Medina-Inojosa 5 , Hermes Florez 6 7
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Eating disorders (ED) affect energy intake modifying body fat depots. Prior evidence suggests that binge eating disorder (BED) and bulimia nervosa (BN) could increase the risk for type 2 diabetes (T2D), while anorexia nervosa (AN) could reduce it.