Acanthosis nigricans in type 2 diabetes: prevalence, correlates and potential as a simple clinical screening tool - a cross-sectional study in the Caribbean

BACKGROUND: This study aimed to evaluate the role of acanthosis nigricans (AN) as a marker of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) by studying its prevalence and relationship with age, ethnicity, anthropometry and other risk factors for T2DM in the Trinidadian population. METHODS: 311 successive adult pa...

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Autores principales: Bahadursingh, Sarasvati, Mungalsingh, Catherine, Seemungal, Terence, Teelucksingh, Surujpal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4099386/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25031628
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1758-5996-6-77

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4099386/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25031628
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1758-5996-6-77

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