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Racial differences in abdominal depot–specific adiposity in white and African American adults
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 10/27/09

Katzmarzyk PT et al. – Abdominal visceral adiposity is significantly greater in white men and women. After adjustment for covariates, white men and women had significantly lower SAT than did African American men and women. The results of this study highlight the heterogeneity of human body fat distribution across racial groups.

Relationships Among Obesity, Inflammation, and Insulin Resistance in African Americans and West Africans
Obesity, 10/09/09 Relevance Score: 80%

Barriers to Hospice Use and Palliative Care Services Use by African American Adults
American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 10/28/09 Relevance Score: 67%

Associations between dietary habits and body mass index with gut microbiota composition and fecal water genotoxicity: an observational study in African American and Caucasian American volunteers
Nutrition Journal, 10/23/09 Relevance Score: 67%

Nicotine metabolism in African Americans and European Americans: variation in glucuronidation by ethnicity and UGT2B10 haplotype
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, 10/08/09 Relevance Score: 67%

The Effects of a Nurse Case Manager and a Community Health Worker Team on Diabetic Control, Emergency Department Visits, and Hospitalizations Among Urban African Americans With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Archives of Internal Medicine, 10/27/09 Relevance Score: 66%