[The prevalence of abnormal glucose regulation after myocardial infarction: Comparative study in two French ethnic groups]. / Anomalies du métabolisme glucidique au décours d'un syndrome coronarien aigu : une étude comparative de deux groupes ethniques français.
Ann Endocrinol (Paris)
; 69(5): 433-9, 2008 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-18466875
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The aim of this study was to compare the prevalence of abnormal glucose tolerance in patients stemming from two French ethnic groups and admitted for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) to intensive coronary care unit. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
During a period of six months, 53 and 60 consecutive patients were enrolled at Fort-de-France (Martinique, French West Indies, Afrocaribbeans, group F) and at Bordeaux (France, Europeans, group B), respectively. Glucometabolic state was classified according to medical history and fasting glycemia measured from the fourth day after ACS.RESULTS:
At baseline, 36% of the patients of group F and 20% of the patients of group B had previously known diabetes (p=0.06). Prevalence of hypertension was higher in Afrocaribbeans than in Europeans (60 versus 40%, p<0.05). According to fasting glycemia, newly detected diabetes were found in six Afrocaribbeans and only one was found in Europeans; two patients in group F and three patients in group B displayed impaired fasting glycemia. As a whole, 51% of Afrocaribbeans and 27% of Europeans showed abnormal glucose tolerance (p<0.05). Furthermore, Afrocaribbeans displayed lower levels of triglycerides and higher levels of HDL cholesterol than Europeans (p<0.05).CONCLUSION:
Our study suggested a higher prevalence of impaired glucose metabolism in French Afrocaribbeans than in European counterparts after ACS. Furthermore, French Afrocaribbeans displayed a more favorable lipoprotein profile. These characteristics look like that of the American and British Afrocaribbeans, maybe because of a common genetic origin.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Intolerância à Glucose
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Infarto do Miocárdio
Tipo de estudo:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
Fr
Revista:
Ann Endocrinol (Paris)
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
França