ArticleDiabetes care2019
Body Composition and Diabetes Risk in South Asians: Findings From the MASALA and MESA Studies.
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- The social determinants of health associated with cardiometabolic diseases among Asian American subgroups: a systematic review.BMC health services research · 2022Pooled it
- GLP-1, GIP, and Glucagon Excursions During a Mixed Meal Tolerance Test in Young and Lean South Asians Versus Europids.Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2026Trial
- Growth differentiation factor 15 is not modified after weight loss induced by liraglutide in South Asians and Europids with type 2 diabetes mellitus.Experimental physiology · 2024Trial
- Chronic Stress and Cardiovascular Health: The MESA and MASALA Studies.American journal of preventive medicine · 2026Article
- Epicardial adipose tissue signatures in Asian coronary artery disease: Insights from cardiac CT.American journal of preventive cardiology · 2026Article
- Insulin Hypersecretion and Increased Ectopic Fat in South Asian American Adolescents and Young Adults Compared With White and African American Peers: The CHARISMA Study.Diabetes care · 2026Article
- Beyond Glucose-Rethinking Prediabetes for Precision Prevention.Diabetes care · 2026Review
- Arterial Stiffness and Central Hemodynamics in South Asian, African American, and White Adolescents and Young Adults-The Charisma Study.American journal of hypertension · 2026Article
- Myosteatosis: Epidemiological Insights, Functional Decline, and Diagnostic Advances.Current obesity reports · 2025Review
- Ectopic Fat distribution and adverse muscle composition in South Asians: Findings from the UK biobank.American journal of preventive cardiology · 2025Article
- Residential segregation and cardiometabolic health of Asian immigrants living in Western countries: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Ethnic diversity in precision medicine: a reality or an aspiration?Diabetologia · 2025Review
- Undernutrition-Associated Diabetes Mellitus: Pathophysiology of a Global Problem.Physiology (Bethesda, Md.) · 2025Review
- Neighborhood social cohesion and Alzheimer's disease dementia risk in South Asians in the United States.Alzheimer's & dementia. Behavior & socioeconomics of aging · 2025Article
- Challenges and pitfalls of youth-onset type 2 diabetes.World journal of diabetes · 2024Review
- Adipose tissue-derived metabolite risk scores and risk for type 2 diabetes in South Asians.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2024Article
- Diabetes in South Asians: Uncovering Novel Risk Factors With Longitudinal Epidemiologic Data: Kelly West Award Lecture 2023.Diabetes care · 2024Review
- The Importance of Cultural Awareness in the Management of Heart Failure: A Narrative Review.Vascular health and risk management · 2024Review
- Profiles of cardiometabolic risk and acculturation indicators among South Asians in the US: latent class analysis of the MASALA study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- A South Asian Mediterranean-style diet is associated with favorable adiposity measures and lower diabetes risk: The MASALA cohort.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveSouth Asians have a higher prevalence of type 2 diabetes compared with other race/ethnic groups. Body composition is associated with the risk for type 2 diabetes. Differences in body composition between South Asians and other race/ethnic groups are one hypothesized mechanism to explain the disproportionate prevalence of type 2 diabetes in this population. RESEARCH DESIGN AND
methodsThis study used data from the Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) and the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) cohorts to determine whether body composition mediated the elevated prevalence of impaired fasting glucose and type 2 diabetes in South Asians. Participants (
resultsIn multivariate models, South Asians had a significantly higher prevalence of glycemic impairment and type 2 diabetes compared with all four race/ethnic groups included in the MESA (
conclusionsWe did not identify strong evidence that accounting for body composition explains differences in the risk for type 2 diabetes. Future prospective studies of the MESA and MASALA cohorts are needed to understand how adipose tissue impacts the risk for type 2 diabetes and how to best assess this risk.
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