scholarly journals Obesity Pillars roundtable: Obesity and South Asians

2022 ◽  
pp. 100006
Author(s):  
Harold Edward Bays ◽  
Amardeep Shrestha ◽  
Varalakshmi Niranjan ◽  
Monu Khanna ◽  
Lalitha Kambhamettu
Keyword(s):  
South Asians

Acceptance of Cosmetic Surgery Among British Female University Students

2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viren Swami ◽  
Angela Nogueira Campana ◽  
Rebecca Coles
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Ethnic Differences ◽  
Cosmetic Surgery ◽  
South Asians ◽  
Ethnically Diverse ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Lower Body ◽  
Body Appreciation ◽  
African Caribbean

Although patients of cosmetic surgery are increasingly ethnically diverse, previous studies have not examined ethnic differences in attitudinal dispositions toward cosmetic surgery. In the present study, 751 British female university students from three ethnic groups (Caucasians, South Asians, and African Caribbeans) completed measures of acceptance of cosmetic surgery, body appreciation, self-esteem, and demographic variables. Initial between-group analyses showed that Caucasians had lower body appreciation and self-esteem than Asian and African Caribbean participants. Importantly, Caucasians had higher acceptance of cosmetic surgery than their ethnic minority counterparts, even after controlling for body appreciation, self-esteem, age, and body mass index. Further analyses showed that ethnicity accounted for a small proportion of the variance in acceptance of cosmetic surgery, with body appreciation and self-esteem emerging as stronger predictors. Possible reasons for ethnic differences in acceptance of cosmetic surgery are discussed in Conclusion.

Impaired Beta-Cell Compensation and Glucose Effectiveness in Insulin Resistant, Nondiabetic South Asians

Diabetes ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 67 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 251-LB
Author(s):  
CAROLINE SEDMAK ◽  
SHIVRAJ GREWAL ◽  
SHANAZ SIKDER ◽  
MICHAEL GLICKSMAN ◽  
REED G. MSZAR ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Beta Cell ◽  
South Asians ◽  
Glucose Effectiveness ◽  
Insulin Resistant ◽  
Beta Cell Compensation

Social and lifestyle interventions for preventing low birthweight in South Asians

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane West ◽  
John J Wright ◽  
Derek J Tuffnell ◽  
Diane Farrar ◽  
Ian Watt
Keyword(s):  
Low Birthweight ◽  
South Asians ◽  
Lifestyle Interventions

scholarly journals Plasma protein expression profiles, cardiovascular disease, and religious struggles among South Asians in the MASALA study

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Long H. Ngo ◽  
M. Austin Argentieri ◽  
Simon T. Dillon ◽  
Blake Victor Kent ◽  
Alka M. Kanaya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Plasma Protein ◽  
Expression Profiles ◽  
South Asians ◽  
Predictive Biomarkers ◽  
Information Criteria ◽  
Blood Protein ◽  
Complement Factor ◽  
Factor B ◽  
Complement Factor B

AbstractBlood protein concentrations are clinically useful, predictive biomarkers of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Despite a higher burden of CVD among U.S. South Asians, no CVD-related proteomics study has been conducted in this sub-population. The aim of this study is to investigate the associations between plasma protein levels and CVD incidence, and to assess the potential influence of religiosity/spirituality (R/S) on significant protein-CVD associations, in South Asians from the MASALA Study. We used a nested case–control design of 50 participants with incident CVD and 50 sex- and age-matched controls. Plasma samples were analyzed by SOMAscan for expression of 1305 proteins. Multivariable logistic regression models and model selection using Akaike Information Criteria were performed on the proteins and clinical covariates, with further effect modification analyses conducted to assess the influence of R/S measures on significant associations between proteins and incident CVD events. We identified 36 proteins that were significantly expressed differentially among CVD cases compared to matched controls. These proteins are involved in immune cell recruitment, atherosclerosis, endothelial cell differentiation, and vascularization. A final multivariable model found three proteins (Contactin-5 [CNTN5], Low affinity immunoglobulin gamma Fc region receptor II-a [FCGR2A], and Complement factor B [CFB]) associated with incident CVD after adjustment for diabetes (AUC = 0.82). Religious struggles that exacerbate the adverse impact of stressful life events, significantly modified the effect of Contactin-5 and Complement factor B on risk of CVD. Our research is this first assessment of the relationship between protein concentrations and risk of CVD in a South Asian sample. Further research is needed to understand patterns of proteomic profiles across diverse ethnic communities, and the influence of resources for resiliency on proteomic signatures and ultimately, risk of CVD.

scholarly journals Autoimmune encephalitis in a South Asian population

BMC Neurology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nilanka Wickramasinghe ◽  
Dhanushka Dasanayake ◽  
Neelika Malavige ◽  
Rajiva de Silva ◽  
Thashi Chang
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Psychiatric Symptoms ◽  
South Asians ◽  
Laboratory Data ◽  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
Autoimmune Encephalitis ◽  
Asian Population ◽  
South Asian Population ◽  
Clinical Presentations

Abstract Background Autoimmune encephalitis (AE) is now considered a main, potentially curable cause of encephalitis, but remains conspicuously underreported from South Asia. We studied the clinical characteristics in relation to their antibody status and outcomes of patients presenting with AE in Sri Lanka. Methods Patients admitting to government hospitals who were clinically suspected of AE by an on-site neurologist were prospectively recruited over a period of 12 months. Sera and cerebrospinal fluid were tested for NMDAR, AMPAR1, AMPAR2, LGI1, CASPR2, GABARB1/B2 antibodies (Ab) using commercial cell-based assays. Demographic, clinical and laboratory data were compiled into an investigator-administered proforma. Patients were reviewed at 1 year follow up either in person or via telephone. Results One-hundred and forty-two patients from 21 of 25 districts in Sri Lanka (median age = 20.5 years; range 1–86 years; females = 61.3%) were recruited. Of them, 65 (45.8%; median age = 19 years; range 1–86 years; females = 64.6%) fulfilled diagnostic criteria for probable NMDAR-antibody encephalitis (NMDARE) and 6 (4.2%; median age = 44 years; range 28–71 years; females = 83.3%) limbic encephalitis (LE). Abnormal behaviour (95.3%), seizures (81.5%) and movement disorders (69.2%) were the most frequent clinical manifestations of probable NMDARE. NMDAR-antibodies were detectable in 29 (44.6%) and not detectable in 36 in CSF of probable-NMDARE patients. Abnormal EEG was more frequent (p = 0.003) while a worse outcome (OR = 2.78; 95% CI = 0.88–9.09) and deaths (OR = 2.38; 95% CI = 0.67–8.33) were more likely in antibody-negative than antibody-positive probable-NMDARE. Most patients with LE had amnesia (50%) and/or confusion (100%) with agitation (83.3%) and seizures (100%) but none had detectable antibodies to any of the antigens tested. Conclusions NMDARE is the commonest type of AE among South Asians as is the case worldwide. Clinical presentations of NMDARAb-positive and NMDARAb-negative AE patients do not significantly differ but EEG may be a useful marker of an autoimmune basis for psychiatric symptoms.

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