Diabetes mellitus and serum carotenoids: findings from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Article Abstract:

All serum carotenoids are inversely related to fasting serum insulin, after adjustment for confounders, based on data from the first phase of the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. The data gave blood concentrations for various substances for participants 40-74 years old with normal glucose tolerance, impaired glucose tolerance, newly diagnosed diabetes and already diagnosed diabetes. Carotenoids may have a role in pathogenesis of insulin resistance and diabetes, an area into which future research might extend. The carotenoids are a diverse group of plant compounds with antioxidant functions. Little is known about how they relate to diabetes, in which oxidative stress is a distinguishing feature.

Physiological aspects, Diabetes, Diabetes mellitus, Carotenoids, Insulin resistance

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Serum alpha-tocopherol status in the United States population: findings from The Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

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Findings on serum alpha-tocopherol status in the United States population, based on data from The Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III), are discussed. It was seen that an important fraction of adults in the US, about 27% overall, have a low serum alpha-tocopherol concentration, which might increase risk for some chronic diseases and that African Americans had the lowest concentration among ethnic or racial groups.

Usage, Vitamin E, Diet, Health surveys, Demography

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Geographic variation in sarcoidosis in South Carolina: its relation to socioeconomic status and health care indicators

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Geographic variation in sarcoidosis in South Carolina is discussed as it relates to health care indicators and socioeconomic status (SES). Regression analysis could not explain geographical differences in disease patterns by SES variation, although significant variation was found with higher sarcoidosis rates near the Atlantic coast and population characteristics seemed to explain regional differences in sarcoidosis in Caucasians.

South Carolina, Research, Medical care, Demographic aspects, Hospitalization, Social classes, Social class, Epidemiological research, Cross sectional studies, Hospital care, Sarcoidosis

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