2024
Associations between fasting glucose rate-of-change and the missense variant, rs373863828, in an adult Samoan cohort
Rivara A, Russell E, Carlson J, Pomer A, Naseri T, Reupena M, Manna S, Viali S, Minster R, Weeks D, DeLany J, Kershaw E, McGarvey S, Hawley N. Associations between fasting glucose rate-of-change and the missense variant, rs373863828, in an adult Samoan cohort. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0302643. PMID: 38829901, PMCID: PMC11146712, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0302643.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 2 diabetesAllele of rs373863828Body mass indexFasting glucoseAdult SamoansDevelopment of type 2 diabetesOdds of type 2 diabetesReduction of modifiable risk factorsRs373863828 genotypeAssociated with higher body mass indexType 2 diabetes developmentGlucose rate of changeMass indexHousehold asset scoreUrbanization of residenceHigher body mass indexRisk factorsModifiable risk factorsRate of changeBaseline variablesMultivariate linear regressionPhysical activityDiabetes preventionType 2 diabetes mellitusSmoking status
2023
Identifying patient preferences for diabetes care: A protocol for implementing a discrete choice experiment in Samoa
Rivara A, Galárraga O, Selu M, Arorae M, Wang R, Faasalele-Savusa K, Rosen R, Hawley N, Viali S. Identifying patient preferences for diabetes care: A protocol for implementing a discrete choice experiment in Samoa. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0295845. PMID: 38134044, PMCID: PMC10745180, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0295845.Peer-Reviewed Original Research