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ArticleDiabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy2021

Insulin Resistance, Serum Calcium and Hypertension: A Cross-Sectional Study of a Multiracial Population, and a Similarity Assessment of Results from a Single-Race Population's Study.

Victorine Raïssa Ngo Nkondjock, Thérèse Martin Cheteu Wabo, Janet Cheruiyot Kosgey, Yunlong Zhang, Daniel Adjei Amporfro, Humara Adnan, Imran Shah, Ying Li

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Victorine Raïssa Ngo NkondjockDepartment of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, The National Key Discipline, School of Public Health, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0001-6168-0458
Thérèse Martin Cheteu WaboDepartment of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, The National Key Discipline, School of Public Health, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-4429-902X
Janet Cheruiyot KosgeySchool of Biological Science, Technical University of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya.ORCID 0000-0002-9943-7629
Yunlong ZhangDepartment of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, The National Key Discipline, School of Public Health, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, People's Republic of China.
Daniel Adjei AmporfroDepartment of Social Medicine and Health Services Management, School of Public Health, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0003-4842-4171
Humara AdnanDepartment of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-4434-2518
Imran ShahDepartment of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, The National Key Discipline, School of Public Health, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-1488-4834
Ying LiDepartment of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, The National Key Discipline, School of Public Health, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, People's Republic of China.

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backgroundRecent research suggests the need to assess more ethnic disparities in hypertension (HTN). On the other hand, studies reveal impressive mortality rates due to cardiovascular diseases for some race and ethnic groups compared to others.

methodsWe referred to a recent study on serum calcium (SC) and insulin resistance associated with HTN incidence to compare different race groups in the latter found relationship. We compare the current study outcomes with those from the Wu et al study.

resultsFrom 425 participants of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data, we found a significant association between race and hypertension; Cramer's V (0.006) = 0.21 when adjusted with non-hypertensives and hypertensives. Mc Auley index (McA) was negatively related to hypertension,

conclusionSC was associated with hypertension, similarly to the baseline study. SC and HTN association persisted in NHW compared to other race groups. Homeostasis model assessment (HOMA-IR) was not a mediator on SC-HTN, but with McA, this in NHW only. McA played a moderator role in OH and NHW. We suggest that race is a factor implicated in our findings, which may be investigated further in future research.

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ethnicityHOMA-IRhypertension incidenceMc Auley indexserum calcium

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PMCPMC8318711

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