ReviewAnnals of the New York Academy of Sciences2021
Epidemiology of diabetes among South Asians in the United States: lessons from the MASALA study.
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- Exploring the relationship between glycemic variability and muscle dysfunction in adults with diabetes: A systematic review.Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2025Pooled it
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- Cardiometabolic Effects of Traditional South Asian Diets and the Growing Burden of Metabolic Syndrome.Archives of internal medicine research · 2026Article
- Diabetes and Foot Health Among South Asian People Seeking Asylum in the United Kingdom: A Theory-Informed Scoping Review.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026Article
- Type 2 diabetes mellitus Awareness in a Sample of South Asians in the United States.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Increased Risk of Myocardial Infarction and Stroke Among Multiracial Asian and Pacific Islander Adults With Diabetes: Evidence From Electronic Health Records.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2026Article
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- Diabetes Self-Care among South Asians in Western Countries: A Systematic Review.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2025Review
- Undernutrition-Associated Diabetes Mellitus: Pathophysiology of a Global Problem.Physiology (Bethesda, Md.) · 2025Review
- Food Security Among South Asian Americans: The Role of Availability, Affordability, and Quality of Culturally Appropriate Food.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Muscle Strength, Genetic Risk, and Type 2 Diabetes Among Individuals of South Asian Ancestry: A UK Biobank Study.Journal of diabetes · 2025Article
- Culturally Tailored Strategies to Enhance Type 2 Diabetes Care for South Asians in the United States.Journal of general internal medicine · 2024Article
- Associations between accurate measures of adiposity and fitness, blood proteins, and insulin sensitivity among South Asians and Europeans.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2024Article
- Heterogeneity in the effect of type 2 diabetes on dementia incidence in a diverse cohort of Asian American and non-Latino White older adults.American journal of epidemiology · 2024Article
- Genome-wide association study for metabolic syndrome reveals APOA5 single nucleotide polymorphisms with multilayered effects in Koreans.Lipids in health and disease · 2024Article
- Diabetes in South Asians: Uncovering Novel Risk Factors With Longitudinal Epidemiologic Data: Kelly West Award Lecture 2023.Diabetes care · 2024Review
- Associations between accurate measures of adiposity and fitness, blood proteins, and insulin sensitivity among South Asians and Europeans.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Article
- Inverse association between total bilirubin and type 2 diabetes in U.S. South Asian males but not females.PloS one · 2024Article
- Exploring lipodystrophy gene expression in adipocytes: unveiling insights into the pathogenesis of insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, and clustering diseases (metabolic syndrome) in Asian Indians.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Article
- The diabetes cardiovascular outcomes trials and racial and ethnic minority enrollment: impact, barriers, and potential solutions.Frontiers in public health · 2024Review
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Abstract
South Asian individuals in the United States are at an increased risk of type 2 diabetes (T2DM); however, the mechanisms behind this are not well understood. The Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) study is the only longitudinal cohort of South Asians in the United States and provides key insights as to the epidemiology of T2DM in South Asians. Evidence from the MASALA study suggests that South Asians experience a disproportionately high burden of prevalent and incident T2DM compared with members of other race/ethnic groups. Higher insulin resistance in South Asians, even with low body mass index (BMI), more impairment in insulin secretion, and greater deposition of ectopic fat likely play a role in T2DM etiology. Furthermore, South Asian migrants to the United States experience a range of factors related to acculturation, social networks, and religious beliefs, which may impact physical activity and dietary practices. Interventions to prevent T2DM in South Asians should include a focus on cultural factors related to health and should consider the complete mechanistic pathway and the relative contributions of insulin resistance, β cell dysfunction, and ectopic fat deposition on T2DM development in South Asians, particularly in those with lower BMI.
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