A simple nomogram for identifying individuals at high risk of undiagnosed diabetes in rural population.

Aims: To sought for an easily applicable nomogram for detecting individuals at high risk of undiagnosed type 2 diabetes.

Methods: The development cohort included 2542 participants recruited randomly from a rural population in 2011.The glycemic status of subjects was determined using the fasting plasma glucose test and the oral glucose tolerance test.

First Report on Association of Hyperuricemia with Type 2 Diabetes in a Vietnamese Population.

Background: Uric acid is a powerful free-radical scavenger in humans, but hyperuricemia may induce insulin resistance and beta-cell dysfunction. The study aimed to evaluate the association between hyperuricemia and hyperglycemia, considering the confounding factors in a Vietnamese population.

Methods: A population-based cross-sectional study recruited 1542 adults aged 50 to 70 years to collect data on socioeconomic status, lifestyle factors, and clinical patterns.

Bifidobacterium species lower serum glucose, increase expressions of insulin signaling proteins, and improve adipokine profile in diabetic mice.

This study, using C57BL/6J mice with streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetes, aimed to determine whether Bifidobacterium species (spp.) both induces the expressions of proteins in the insulin signaling pathway and enhances the expressions of certain adipocytokines. The protein expressions of IκB kinase alpha (IKKα), IκB kinase beta (IKKβ), nuclear factor-kappaB inhibitor alpha (IκBα), and the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway were also investigated.

Prevalence and correlates of hyperglycemia in a rural population, Vietnam: implications from a cross-sectional study.

Background: Despite the increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes in urban areas, relatively little has been known about its actual prevalence and its associations in rural areas, Vietnam. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of impaired fasting glucose (IFG), impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), diabetes and their risk factors in a rural province, Vietnam.

Methods: A cross-sectional study with a representative sample was designed to estimate the hyperglycemia prevalence, using 75-g oral glucose tolerance test.