2024
High prevalence of impaired glucose metabolism among children and adolescents living with HIV in Ghana
Ayanful‐Torgby R, Shabanova V, Essuman A, Boafo E, Aboagye F, Al‐Mahroof Y, Amponsah J, Tetteh J, Amoah L, Paintsil E. High prevalence of impaired glucose metabolism among children and adolescents living with HIV in Ghana. HIV Medicine 2024, 25: 577-586. PMID: 38240173, PMCID: PMC11078607, DOI: 10.1111/hiv.13614.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrevalence of impaired glucose metabolismWaist-to-hip ratioBody mass indexFasting blood sugarImpaired glucose metabolismHOMA-IRCorrelations of Waist-to-hip ratioSub-Saharan AfricaAged 6Glucose metabolismDevelopment of metabolic syndrome in adulthoodAntiretroviral treatment clinicsAssociated with fasting blood sugarWaist-to-hipHighest prevalenceAge groupsCross-sectional studyMetabolic syndrome in adulthoodInsulin resistancePathogenesis of impaired glucose metabolismOlder age groupsEastern Region of GhanaSub-SaharanSyndrome in adulthoodGlucose metabolism markers
2018
A low visceral fat proportion, independent of total body fat mass, protects obese adolescent girls against fatty liver and glucose dysregulation: a longitudinal study
Umano GR, Shabanova V, Pierpont B, Mata M, Nouws J, Tricò D, Galderisi A, Santoro N, Caprio S. A low visceral fat proportion, independent of total body fat mass, protects obese adolescent girls against fatty liver and glucose dysregulation: a longitudinal study. International Journal Of Obesity 2018, 43: 673-682. PMID: 30337653, PMCID: PMC9354568, DOI: 10.1038/s41366-018-0227-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody fat distributionHepatic fat contentGlucose metabolismVisceral fatInsulin resistanceObese adolescentsFat distributionWhole-body insulin sensitivity indexOral glucose tolerance testTotal body fat massSubcutaneous fatIntrahepatic fat contentImpaired glucose metabolismLow ratio groupGlucose tolerance testObese adolescent girlsSubjects/methodsWeBody fat massInsulin sensitivity indexHepatic fat accumulationMajor determinantGlucose dysregulationFatty liverTolerance testFat mass