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- Lim, Lee Ling, et al.
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Aspects of Multicomponent Integrated Care Promote Sustained Improvement in Surrogate Clinical Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
- 2018
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In: Diabetes care. - : American Diabetes Association. - 1935-5548 .- 0149-5992. ; 41:6, s. 1312-1320
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The implementation of the Chronic Care Model (CCM) improves health care quality. We examined the sustained effectiveness of multicomponent integrated care in type 2 diabetes.We searched PubMed and Ovid MEDLINE (January 2000-August 2016) and identified randomized controlled trials comprising two or more quality improvement strategies from two or more domains (health system, health care providers, or patients) lasting ≥12 months with one or more clinical outcomes. Two reviewers extracted data and appraised the reporting quality.In a meta-analysis of 181 trials (N = 135,112), random-effects modeling revealed pooled mean differences in HbA1c of -0.28% (95% CI -0.35 to -0.21) (-3.1 mmol/mol [-3.9 to -2.3]), in systolic blood pressure (SBP) of -2.3 mmHg (-3.1 to -1.4), in diastolic blood pressure (DBP) of -1.1 mmHg (-1.5 to -0.6), and in LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) of -0.14 mmol/L (-0.21 to -0.07), with greater effects in patients with LDL-C ≥3.4 mmol/L (-0.31 vs. -0.10 mmol/L for <3.4 mmol/L; Pdifference = 0.013), studies from Asia (HbA1c -0.51% vs. -0.23% for North America [-5.5 vs. -2.5 mmol/mol]; Pdifference = 0.046), and studies lasting >12 months (SBP -3.4 vs. -1.4 mmHg, Pdifference = 0.034; DBP -1.7 vs. -0.7 mmHg, Pdifference = 0.047; LDL-C -0.21 vs. -0.07 mmol/L for 12-month studies, Pdifference = 0.049). Patients with median age <60 years had greater HbA1c reduction (-0.35% vs. -0.18% for ≥60 years [-3.8 vs. -2.0 mmol/mol]; Pdifference = 0.029). Team change, patient education/self-management, and improved patient-provider communication had the largest effect sizes (0.28-0.36% [3.0-3.9 mmol/mol]).Despite the small effect size of multicomponent integrated care (in part attenuated by good background care), team-based care with better information flow may improve patient-provider communication and self-management in patients who are young, with suboptimal control, and in low-resource settings.
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- Goedecke, Julia H., et al.
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Ethnic differences in hepatic and systemic insulin sensitivity and their associated determinants in obese black and white South African women
- 2015
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In: Diabetologia. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0012-186X .- 1432-0428. ; 58:11, s. 2647-2652
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Aims/hypothesis There is evidence to suggest that ectopic fat deposition in liver and skeletal muscle may differ between black and white women resulting in organ-specific differences in insulin sensitivity. Accordingly, the aim of the study was to examine ethnic differences in hepatic and peripheral insulin sensitivity, and the association with hepatic and skeletal muscle lipid content, and skeletal muscle gene expression. Methods In a cross-sectional study including 30 obese premenopausal black and white women, body composition (dual energy x-ray absorptiometry), liver fat and skeletal muscle (soleus and tibialis anterior) fat accumulation (proton-magnetic resonance spectroscopy), skeletal muscle gene expression, insulin sensitivity (two-step isotope labelled, hyperinsulinaemic-euglycaemic clamp with 10 mU m(-2) min(-1) and 40 mU m(-2) min(-1) insulin infusions), and serum adipokines were measured. Results We found that, although whole-body insulin sensitivity was not different, obese white women presented with lower hepatic insulin sensitivity than black women (% suppression of endogenous glucose production [% supp EGP], median [interquartile range (IQR)]: 17 [5-51] vs 56 [29-100] %, p = 0.002). While liver fat tended to be lower (p = 0.065) and skeletal muscle fat deposition tended to be higher (p = 0.074) in black compared with white women, associations with insulin sensitivity were only observed in black women (% supp EGP vs liver fat: r = -0.57, p < 0.05 and % supp EGP vs soleus fat: r = -0.56, p < 0.05). Conclusions/interpretation These findings may suggest that black women are more sensitive to the effects of ectopic lipid deposition than white women.
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