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A gradient of increased vascular risk exists across the African diaspora. We hypothesised that increased insulin resistance with environmental transition contributes to this risk.The study was undertaken in 73 healthy African-Caribbeans in the UK and 151 age and sex matched African-Caribbeans in Jamaica. Body mass index (BMI), fasting insulin, insulin resistance, carotid intima media thickness (CIMT)...
Although metabolic syndrome affects vascular function, the impact of individual impairments and their clustering is unclear.To assess the vascular impact of metabolic impairments before they reach treatment thresholds in different ethnic groups.Metabolic variables, inflammatory markers, endothelium dependent vasodilatation (EDV) and carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) were measured in population...
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