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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2018

Epidemiological Investigation of Type 2 Diabetes and Alzheimer's Disease in a Pakistani Population.

Zarish Noreen, Jessica DeJesus, Attya Bhatti, Christopher A Loffredo, Peter John, Jahangir S Khan, Gail Nunlee-Bland, Somiranjan Ghosh

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Zarish NoreenDepartment of Biology, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059, USA. zarish.noreen@gmail.com.
Jessica DeJesusDepartments of Oncology and of Biostatistics, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057, USA. jd1764@georgetown.edu.
Attya BhattiDepartment of Healthcare Biotechnology, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad 44000, Pakistan. attyabhatti@gmail.com.
Christopher A LoffredoDepartments of Oncology and of Biostatistics, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057, USA. cal9@georgetown.edu.
Peter JohnDepartment of Healthcare Biotechnology, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad 44000, Pakistan. pjohn72@hotmail.com.
Jahangir S KhanDepartment of Surgery, Rawalpindi Medical College, Rawalpindi, Punjab 46000, Pakistan. jskdr@hotmail.com.
Gail Nunlee-BlandDepartments of Pediatrics and Child Health, College of Medicine, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059, USA. gnunlee-bland@howard.edu.
Somiranjan GhoshDepartment of Biology, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059, USA. sghosh@howard.edu.

Funding

PROTEOMICS CORE FACILITYG12MD007597 · NIMHD · HOWARD UNIVERSITY · PI SOUTHERLAND, WILLIAM M. · 2012 to 2018
$14.8M
NIMHD NIH HHS G12 MD007597
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The epidemic of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and the possibility of it contributing to the risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) have become important health concerns worldwide and in Pakistan, where the co-occurrence of T2DM and AD is becoming more frequent. To gain insights on this phenomenon, a cross-sectional study was initiated. We recruited and interviewed 820 research participants from four cities in Pakistan: 250 controls, 450 T2DM, 100 AD, and 20 with both diseases. Significant differences between groups were observed for age (

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AdultAgedAlzheimer DiseaseCross-Sectional StudiesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleGlycated HemoglobinHumansMaleMiddle AgedPakistanPrevalenceRural PopulationSex FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsGlycated HemoglobinAlzheimer’s diseaseepidemiologyPakistantype 2 diabetes

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PMID30049934
PMCPMC6122092

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