Association Between <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> Sensitization and Insulin Resistance Among US Adults Screened for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Definitive prospective studies examining incident T2DM following tuberculosis are warranted. Notwithstanding, our findings suggest that exposure to <i>Mtb</i> may be a novel risk factor for T2DM, likely driven by an increase in insulin resistance.
Authors
- Mark Jacob Siedner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3506-842X)
- Brian Lee Claggett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4215-9218)
- Aloice O. Aluoch
- Robert John Wilkinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2753-1800)
- Katalin A. Wilkinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9796-2040)
- Ntobeko Ntusi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2347-7883)
- Moffat Nyirenda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2120-4806)
- Itai M. Magodoro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3879-6126)
Institutions
- South African Medical Research Council (ZA)
- Harvard University (US)
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- The Francis Crick Institute (GB)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Africa Health Research Institute (ZA)
- Wellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Forum Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofae568
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.17
Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- Francis Crick Institute
- UK Research and Innovation
- Cancer Research UK
- National Research Foundation
- South African Medical Research Council
- Medical Research Council Canada
- National Institutes of Health
- Medical Research Council