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ArticleEuropean journal of clinical nutrition2025

Insulin resistance and beta-cell dysfunction in adults with different patterns of diet: a cross-sectional study in north-western Tanzania.

Evangelista Kenan Malindisa, Haruna Dika, Andrea Mary Rehman, Mette Frahm Olsen, Rikke Krogh-Madsen, Ruth Frikke-Schmidt, Henrik Friis, Daniel Faurholt-Jepsen, Suzanne Filteau, George PrayGod

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Evangelista Kenan MalindisaDepartment of Physiology, the Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, P.O. Box 1464, Mwanza, Tanzania. maryvianey12@gmail.com.
Haruna DikaDepartment of Physiology, the Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, P.O. Box 1464, Mwanza, Tanzania.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1194-0714
Andrea Mary RehmanFaculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
Mette Frahm OlsenDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5742-6403
Rikke Krogh-MadsenDepartment Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Ruth Frikke-SchmidtDepartment Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Henrik FriisDepartment of Nutrition, Exercise, and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Daniel Faurholt-JepsenDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Denmark.
Suzanne FilteauFaculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
George PrayGodMwanza Research Centre, National Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza, Tanzania.

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European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) TMA2017GSF-1965-REEHADMinistry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark | Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) 16-P01-TAN
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backgroundThe diabetes burden in sub-Saharan Africa is rising, but there is little African data on associations between diet, insulin resistance, and beta-cell dysfunction.

objectiveWe investigated the association between dietary patterns and insulin resistance and beta-cell dysfunction among adults in Mwanza, Tanzania.

methodsIn a cross-sectional study involving adults with or without HIV, insulin resistance and beta-cell dysfunction were calculated from plasma insulin and glucose measures during an oral glucose tolerance test. Diet data were collected using a validated food frequency questionnaire and dietary patterns were derived by principal component analysis and reduced rank regression. Logistic regression analysis was used to assess the association between exposure variables (dietary patterns terciles) with outcome variables (insulin resistance and beta-cell dysfunction), adjusting for HIV status, age, sex, body mass index, alcohol consumption, and smoking.

resultsOf 462 participants, the mean age was 42 (±12) years, 58% were females, and 60% were HIV-infected. Carbohydrate-dense patterns were associated with more insulin resistance by HOMA-IR (aOR 2.7, 95% CI 1.5; 4.8) and Matsuda index (aOR 3.7, 95% CI 2.0; 6.7), but not with either HOMA-β, insulinogenic index or oral disposition index. The level of adherence to either the vegetable-rich or vegetable-poor pattern was not associated with any of the markers of insulin resistance or beta-cell dysfunction. HIV infection did not affect the association between patterns of diet and glucose metabolism outcomes.

conclusionThe lack of association between either vegetable-rich or vegetable-poor patterns with insulin resistance or beta cell dysfunction requires further research.

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DietFeeding BehaviorInsulin ResistanceInsulin-Secreting CellsAdultBlood GlucoseBody Mass IndexCross-Sectional StudiesDietary CarbohydratesFemaleGlucose Tolerance TestHIV InfectionsHumansInsulinMaleMiddle AgedBlood GlucoseDietary CarbohydratesInsulin

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