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ArticleBMJ open diabetes research & care2021

Anthropometric cut-offs to identify hyperglycemia in an Afro-Caribbean population: a cross-sectional population-based study from Barbados.

Alisha N Wade, Ian R Hambleton, Anselm J M Hennis, Christina Howitt, Selvi M Jeyaseelan, Nkemcho O Ojeh, Angela M C Rose, Nigel Unwin

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Article in BMJ open diabetes research & care, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Alisha N WadeMRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit, School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand Faculty of Health Sciences, Johannesburg, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-1158-2523
Ian R HambletonThe University of the West Indies George Alleyne Chronic Disease Research Centre, Bridgetown, Barbados.
Anselm J M HennisThe University of the West Indies George Alleyne Chronic Disease Research Centre, Bridgetown, Barbados.
Christina HowittThe University of the West Indies George Alleyne Chronic Disease Research Centre, Bridgetown, Barbados.
Selvi M JeyaseelanFaculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus, Bridgetown, Barbados.
Nkemcho O OjehFaculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus, Bridgetown, Barbados.
Angela M C RoseThe University of the West Indies George Alleyne Chronic Disease Research Centre, Bridgetown, Barbados.
Nigel UnwinThe University of the West Indies George Alleyne Chronic Disease Research Centre, Bridgetown, Barbados n.unwin2@exeter.ac.uk.
University of the West Indies · BBUniversity of Exeter · GBUniversity of the Witwatersrand · ZA

Funding

Endocrine and metabolic diseases in rural South Africa-establishing burden and improving detectionK43TW010698 · FIC · WITS HEALTH CONSORTIUM (PTY), LTD · PI WADE, ALISHA NICOLE · 2017 to 2021
$581k
FIC NIH HHS K43 TW010698
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionBody mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) cut-offs associated with hyperglycemia may differ by ethnicity. We investigated the optimal BMI and WC cut-offs for identifying hyperglycemia in the predominantly Afro-Caribbean population of Barbados. RESEARCH DESIGN AND

methodsA cross-sectional study of 865 individuals aged ≥25 years without known diabetes or cardiovascular disease was conducted. Hyperglycemia was defined as fasting plasma glucose ≥5.6 mmol/L or hemoglobin A

resultsThe prevalence of hyperglycemia was 58.9% (95% CI 54.7% to 63.0%). In women, optimal BMI and WC cut-offs (27 kg/m

conclusionsWhile BMI and WC cut-offs in Afro-Caribbean women approximate international standards, our findings, consistent with other studies, suggest lowering cut-offs in men may be warranted to improve detection of hyperglycemia. Our findings do, however, require replication in a new data set.

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EthnicityHyperglycemiaBarbadosCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleRisk Factorsanthropometrybody mass indexwaist circumference

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