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Insulin, Androgen, and Risk in African-American Women

Primary Purpose

Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension

Status
Completed
Phase
Locations
Study Type
Observational
Intervention
Sponsored by
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
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About this trial

This is an observational trial for Cardiovascular Diseases

Eligibility Criteria

undefined - 100 Years (Child, Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

No eligibility criteria

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    First Posted
    May 25, 2000
    Last Updated
    May 12, 2016
    Sponsor
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
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    1. Study Identification

    Unique Protocol Identification Number
    NCT00005380
    Brief Title
    Insulin, Androgen, and Risk in African-American Women
    Study Type
    Observational

    2. Study Status

    Record Verification Date
    March 2005
    Overall Recruitment Status
    Completed
    Study Start Date
    September 1993 (undefined)
    Primary Completion Date
    undefined (undefined)
    Study Completion Date
    August 1998 (Actual)

    3. Sponsor/Collaborators

    Name of the Sponsor
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

    4. Oversight

    5. Study Description

    Brief Summary
    To distinguish whether the observed gender differences in plasma insulin and insulin resistance reflect biologic differences, or whether the gender differences in insulinemia are determined by greater adiposity in women. Also, to determine if the hyperinsulinemia per se contributes to excess risk for cardiovascular disease in African American women. Finally, since higher androgenicity is linked with cardiovascular risk in women, to determine if the risk factors associated with hyperinsulinemia are modulated by sex hormones.
    Detailed Description
    BACKGROUND: Hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance are strongly linked with essential hypertension (EH) and non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), both of which afflict African American women with greater incidence, morbidity, and mortality compared to Caucasians. The insulin resistance syndrome is often characterized by upper body obesity. In women, this body morphology is related to higher levels of androgens. In young adult African Americans the investigators have detected significant gender differences in both hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance, with African American women exhibiting higher plasma insulin and greater insulin resistance compared to men Results of these studies should help to determine if insulin and androgens define risk for cardiovascular disease in African American women. These data can lead to new insights to the excess prevalence of EH and NIDDM in African American women, and to the development of strategies for prevention. The study was part of an NHLBI initiative on Collaborative Projects (R01s) on Minority Health. The 1993 Report of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, encouraged the NHLBI to establish minority centers to facilitate the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease. The concept for the initiative was developed by Institute staff and approved by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Advisory Council in September, 1992. The Institute-wide Request for Applications was released in October, 1992. DESIGN NARRATIVE: The study was designed to test the overall hypothesis that cosegregation of hyperinsulinemia and androgenicity correlated with greater cardiovascular risk in African American women. Women who have hyperinsulinemia and higher androgen levels have high blood pressure, impaired glucose tolerance, and altered serum lipids, as compared to women who do not have both phenotypes. The study was conducted on a population of young adult African American men and women that had been studied longitudinally. Mothers of the young women were also studied. The investigators: obtained anthropometric and blood pressure measures; quantitated glucose tolerance by glucose tolerance test, and insulin sensitivity by insulin clamp; measured serum lipids; and assessed androgen levels using assays of plasma sex-hormone binding globulin and free testosterone. The study completion date listed in this record was obtained from the "End Date" entered in the Protocol Registration and Results System (PRS) record. As part of a collaborative project on minority health, Dr. Falkner is collaborating with Dr. Thomas Tulenko (R01HL51538) and Dr. Julian Marsh (R01HL51536).

    6. Conditions and Keywords

    Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
    Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, Heart Diseases, Hyperinsulinism, Insulin Resistance

    7. Study Design

    10. Eligibility

    Sex
    All
    Maximum Age & Unit of Time
    100 Years
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers
    No
    Eligibility Criteria
    No eligibility criteria
    Overall Study Officials:
    First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
    Bonita Falkner
    Organizational Affiliation
    Drexel University

    12. IPD Sharing Statement

    Citations:
    PubMed Identifier
    8668859
    Citation
    Falkner B. The role of cardiovascular reactivity as a mediator of hypertension in African Americans. Semin Nephrol. 1996 Mar;16(2):117-25.
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    PubMed Identifier
    9109843
    Citation
    Sumner AE, Kushner H, Tulenko TN, Falkner B, Marsh JB. The relationship in African-Americans of sex differences in insulin-mediated suppression of nonesterified fatty acids to sex differences in fasting triglyceride levels. Metabolism. 1997 Apr;46(4):400-5. doi: 10.1016/s0026-0495(97)90055-x.
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    PubMed Identifier
    8729133
    Citation
    Sumner AE, Kushner H, Lakota CA, Falkner B, Marsh JB. Gender differences in insulin-induced free fatty acid suppression: studies in an African American population. Lipids. 1996 Mar;31 Suppl:S275-8. doi: 10.1007/BF02637090.
    Results Reference
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    PubMed Identifier
    10567186
    Citation
    Falkner B, Sherif K, Sumner AE, Kushner H. Blood pressure increase with impaired glucose tolerance in young adult american blacks. Hypertension. 1999 Nov;34(5):1086-90. doi: 10.1161/01.hyp.34.5.1086.
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    PubMed Identifier
    10480466
    Citation
    Humphries S, Kushner H, Falkner B. Low dietary magnesium is associated with insulin resistance in a sample of young, nondiabetic Black Americans. Am J Hypertens. 1999 Aug;12(8 Pt 1):747-56. doi: 10.1016/s0895-7061(99)00041-2.
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    PubMed Identifier
    10333906
    Citation
    Sumner AE, Kushner H, Sherif KD, Tulenko TN, Falkner B, Marsh JB. Sex differences in African-Americans regarding sensitivity to insulin's glucoregulatory and antilipolytic actions. Diabetes Care. 1999 Jan;22(1):71-7. doi: 10.2337/diacare.22.1.71.
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    PubMed Identifier
    9920153
    Citation
    Falkner B, Sherif K, Sumner A, Kushner H. Hyperinsulinism and sex hormones in young adult African Americans. Metabolism. 1999 Jan;48(1):107-12. doi: 10.1016/s0026-0495(99)90018-5.
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    PubMed Identifier
    9545019
    Citation
    Sumner AE, Falkner B, Kushner H, Considine RV. Relationship of leptin concentration to gender, menopause, age, diabetes, and fat mass in African Americans. Obes Res. 1998 Mar;6(2):128-33. doi: 10.1002/j.1550-8528.1998.tb00326.x.
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    PubMed Identifier
    12148703
    Citation
    Murtaugh KH, Borde-Perry WC, Campbell KL, Gidding SS, Falkner B. Obesity, smoking, and multiple cardiovascular risk factors in young adult African Americans. Ethn Dis. 2002 Summer;12(3):331-5.
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    PubMed Identifier
    12018664
    Citation
    Campbell KL, Borde-Perry WC, Murtaugh KH, Gidding SS, Falkner B. Glucose tolerance and cardiovascular risk in young adult African Americans. Am J Med Sci. 2002 May;323(5):231-7. doi: 10.1097/00000441-200205000-00001.
    Results Reference
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    PubMed Identifier
    11821633
    Citation
    Borde-Perry WC, Campbell K, Murtaugh KH, Gidding S, Falkner B. The association between hypertension and other cardiovascular risk factors in young adult African Americans. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2002 Jan-Feb;4(1):17-22. doi: 10.1111/j.1524-6175.2002.01211.x.
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