Journal of Nutritional Disorders & Therapy

Himburg S

Publications

• Research Article
  Obesity Indicators and C - reactive Protein in African and Haitian Americans with and without Type 2 Diabetes
  Author(s): Huffman FG, Vaccaro JA, Rowe TM, Zarini GG, Sukhram SD, Shaban LH and Himburg SHuffman FG, Vaccaro JA, Rowe TM, Zarini GG, Sukhram SD, Shaban LH and Himburg S
  
  Purpose: High sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease based on finding in primarily non-Hispanic White populations. Obesity, another risk factor for cardiovascular disease, is higher in Blacks as compared to non-Hispanic Whites. The objective of this study was to assess the relationship between CRP, a marker of systemic inflammation, and obesity indicators by ethnicity, diabetes status and gender for two Black ethnicities. Methods: Anthropometrics and venous blood were collected for African and Haitian Americans with and without type 2 diabetes in a cross-sectional study. A total of 434 participants; 190 African Americans, 244 Haitian Americans, met the inclusion criteria of CRP ≤10 mg/L. Main effects and interactions of ethnicity, diabetes status, gender, and each obesity indicator (waist circumferen.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-0509.1000145

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