Publications by authors named "Nezha Hafsi"
Factors associated with chronic kidney disease in patients with diabetes in French Guiana.
Front Clin Diabetes Healthc
October 2023
Introduction: With over half of the population living under the poverty threshold, the social and health context in French Guiana is more difficult than in mainland France. The prevalence of diabetes is twice as great and end-stage renal failure is 45% higher than in mainland France.
Objective: Our objective was to describe the profile of diabetic patients with chronic kidney disease in French Guiana and search for possible risk factors.
Background: In French Guiana (population 294,000) the prevalence of type 2 diabetes (10%) and of HIV(1.1%) are very high. Our objective was to determine the prevalence of diabetes and its complications in a HIV cohort.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHuman T-cell leukemia virus type 1 is associated with dysthyroidism in the French Amazon.
Front Cell Infect Microbiol
November 2023
Background: Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is a retrovirus known to cause two major diseases: adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma and a progressive neuromyelopathy-tropical spastic paraparesis. Many viruses may be involved in the pathogenesis of thyroiditis; however, few studies have focused on the role of HTLV-1. We aimed to investigate the association between HTLV-1 and biological thyroid dysfunction.
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- In French Guiana, approximately 10% of the population has diabetes, and major cardiovascular and neurovascular issues lead to early mortality.
- This study aimed to explore the relationship between Lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) levels and macrovascular complications in a diverse population of diabetic patients, focusing on three groups based on Lp(a) concentration.
- Findings indicated that higher Lp(a) levels were more common among Creole individuals and those with a history of hypertension; however, no clear link was found between high Lp(a) levels and macrovascular complications, suggesting differences in risk factors based on ethnicity.
Precariousness, Diabetes Control and Complications in French Guiana.
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne)
August 2022
Aims: The social parameters of an individual impact the incidence of cardiovascular diseases. French Guiana, an overseas French territory with a lower standard of living than France, has a prevalence of diabetes mellitus that is twice that of mainland France. In this context we aimed to study the relation between precariousness, diabetes complications and glycemic control.
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