Determinants of glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes African patients monitored by physicians from 1991 to 2004 in Cote d'Ivoire.

The aim of this study was to propose determinants of glycaemic control which are useful to adequately manage the healthcare of type 2 diabetes patients attending an out-patient clinic. A retrospective, descriptive research design was implemented at the Centre AntiDiabétique d'Abidjan in 2399 African patients. Glycaemic control was calculated from the average of at least 12 fasting plasma glucose levels measured during at least three years.

Prevalence of Type 2 diabetes and central adiposity in La Reunion Island, the REDIA Study.

La Reunion Island, a French overseas department in the Indian Ocean provides an example of rapid urbanisation and drastic changes in the way of life--from traditional to "westernized" lifestyle--over a few decades. To study the impact of this epidemiologic transition, a diabetes prevalence study was performed in 1999-2001. Fasting capillary blood glucose (cBG) and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) were systematically measured in a random sample of 3600 subjects aged 30-69 years.

Relationships between hormonal status and cataract in french postmenopausal women: the POLA study.

Purpose: Prevalence rate of cataract is higher in women than in men. Sex hormones have been hypothesized to be linked with this gender difference. Our aim is to study the relationships between hormonal status and cataract in postmenopausal women.

Associations of cataract with antioxidant enzymes and other risk factors: the French Age-Related Eye Diseases (POLA) Prospective Study.

Purpose: To determine the association of potential risk factors, including antioxidant enzymes, with the incidence of cataract.

Design: Cohort study.

Participants: At baseline, the Age-Related Eye Diseases (Pathologies Oculaires Liées à l'Age, POLA) Study included 2584 residents of Sète (southern France) aged 60 years or older.

Convective and diffusive losses of vitamin C during haemodiafiltration session: a contributive factor to oxidative stress in haemodialysis patients.

Background: Enhanced oxidative stress in haemodialysis (HD) patients may be considered as a risk factor for accelerated atherosclerosis. Reduced antioxidant defences include impairment in enzyme activities and decreased plasma levels of hydrophilic vitamin C (vit C), and cellular levels of lipophilic vitamin E (vit E).

Methods: We investigated plasma levels of vit C in 19 patients undergoing regular haemodiafiltration (HDF) (mean age 62+/-7 years) and in 1846 healthy elderly subjects (HS) (mean age 69+/-5 years).