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Diabetes Mellitus Correlates With Increased Biological Age As Indicated By Clinical Biomarkers, Nadine Bahour, Briana Cortez, Hui Pan, Hetal Shah, Alessandro Doria, Cristina Aguayo‑Mazzucato
Diabetes Mellitus Correlates With Increased Biological Age As Indicated By Clinical Biomarkers, Nadine Bahour, Briana Cortez, Hui Pan, Hetal Shah, Alessandro Doria, Cristina Aguayo‑Mazzucato
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Chronological age (CA) is determined by time of birth, whereas biological age (BA) is based on changes on a cellular level and strongly correlates with morbidity, mortality, and longevity. Type 2 diabetes (T2D) associates with increased morbidity and mortality; thus, we hypothesized that BA would be increased and calculated it from biomarkers collected at routine clinical visits. Deidentified data was obtained from three cohorts of patients (20-80 years old)-T2D, type 1 diabetes (T1D), and prediabetes-and compared to gender- and age-matched non-diabetics. Eight clinical biomarkers that correlated with CA in people without diabetes were used to calculate BA using the Klemera …
South To North Migration Patterns Of Tuberculosis Patients Diagnosed In The Mexican Border With Texas, Jennifer S. Curry, Bassent Abdelbary, Moncerrato García-Viveros, Juan Ignacio Garcia, Marcel Yotebieng, Adrian Rendon, Jordi B. Torrelles, Blanca I. Restrepo
South To North Migration Patterns Of Tuberculosis Patients Diagnosed In The Mexican Border With Texas, Jennifer S. Curry, Bassent Abdelbary, Moncerrato García-Viveros, Juan Ignacio Garcia, Marcel Yotebieng, Adrian Rendon, Jordi B. Torrelles, Blanca I. Restrepo
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The Mexican state of Tamaulipas serves as a migration waypoint into the US. Here, we determined the contribution of immigrants to TB burden in Tamaulipas. TB surveillance data from Tamaulipas (2006–2013) was used to conduct a cross-sectional characterization of TB immigrants (born outside Tamaulipas) and identify their association with TB treatment outcomes. Immigrants comprised 30.8% of TB patients, with > 99% originating from internal Mexican migration. Most migration was from South to North, with cities adjacent to the US border as destinations. Immigrants had higher odds of risk factors for TB [older age (≥ 65 year old, OR 2.4, 95% CI …