Incident Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in African American and White Adults: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study

Article Abstract:

African-Americans have a higher risk of developing type 2, or adult-onset, diabetes than whites. This was one of the conclusions from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study, which included 2,646 African American and 9,461 white adults. During 9 years of follow-up, about twice as many African-Americans developed type 2 diabetes compared to whites. In black women, almost half of this risk was linked to excess body weight. African Americans also had higher blood pressure than whites in general.

Statistical Data Included, Demographic aspects, African Americans, Type 2 diabetes

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Neighborhood of residence and incidence of coronary heart disease

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People who live in poor neighborhoods have a greater risk of coronary heart disease than those who live in affluent neighborhoods, according to a study of 13,009 Americans in four geographical areas. This was true even after the researchers eliminated income, educational, and occupational differences.

Coronary heart disease, Poverty

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A prospective study of blood pressure and serum creatinine: results from the 'Clue' Study and the ARIC Study

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Individuals with persistently elevated blood pressure may have a greater risk of developing elevated creatinine levels - a sign of mild kidney disease - in the future. In 1974, 25,620 residents of Washington County, MD had their blood pressure checked as part of a cancer prevention study called the 'Clue' Study. Over a decade later, 1,399 of these individuals also participated in the first medical examination in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study between 1986 and 1989, at which time their blood pressure and creatinine levels were measured. There was a strong association between the creatinine level in the 1980's and the blood pressure in 1974. Those who had high blood pressure readings then had high creatinine levels in the 1980's. This was especially true of the diastolic blood pressure. Individuals who had the highest blood pressure in 1974 had two to three times the risk of having an elevated creatinine level in the 1980's.

Hypertension, Measurement, Physiological aspects, Creatinine, Kidney diseases

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