Improved Detection of Abnormal Glucose Tolerance in Africans: The Value of Combining Hemoglobin A With Glycated Albumin.

Objective: In African-born Blacks living in America, we determined by BMI category ) prevalence of abnormal glucose tolerance (Abnl-GT) and ) diagnostic value and reproducibility of hemoglobin A (HbA), fructosamine, and glycated albumin (GA).

Research Design And Methods: Participants ( = 416; male, 66%; BMI 27.7 ± 4.

Stress Measured by Allostatic Load Varies by Reason for Immigration, Age at Immigration, and Number of Children: The Africans in America Study.

Stress leads to physiologic dysfunction and cardiometabolic disease. Allostatic load score (ALS) measures stress-induced cardiovascular, metabolic, and inflammatory biomarkers. We estimated the odds of high ALS by reason for and age at immigration, duration of American residence, number of children, and socioeconomic status in 193 African immigrants (male: 65%, age 41 ± 10 y (mean ± Standard Deviation (SD)), range 22-65 y).