An Evaluation of Acanthosis Nigricans School Screening Results in Richardson Independent School District to Determine the Association of Acanthosis Nigricans and Other Factors for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

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dc.contributor.advisorUrrutia-Rojas, Ximena
dc.contributor.committeeMemberMcConathy, Walter J.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberCipher, Daisha J.
dc.creatorGardner, Janet E.
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-22T20:12:32Z
dc.date.available2019-08-22T20:12:32Z
dc.date.issued2005-05-01
dc.date.submitted2014-01-25T06:13:34-08:00
dc.description.abstractGardner, Janet E., An Evaluation of Acanthosis Nigricans School Screening Results in Richardson Independent School District to Determine the Association of Acanthosis Nigricans and Other Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Master of Public Health (Community Health), May 2005, 65 pp., 11 tables, reference list, 47 titles. Cases of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have been increasing at alarming rates in Texas. Identifying underlying factors, such as acanthosis nigricans (AN), elevated body mass index and hypertension, which might contribute to the development for type 2 diabetes, is critical. This study analyzed the relationship of AN with these risk factors of T2DM. Richardson Independent School District screening results for 2003-2004 were analyzed. This study concluded that calculated BMI values yielded the highest association with grades of AN. BMI-for-age percentiles greater than or equal to the 95th percentile and elevated diastolic and/or systolic blood pressures were strongly associated with AN grades.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12503/28058
dc.language.isoen
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dc.subjectCommunity Health and Preventive Medicine
dc.subjectDiseases
dc.subjectEpidemiology
dc.subjectHealth Services Research
dc.subjectImmune System Diseases
dc.subjectMaternal and Child Health
dc.subjectMedicine and Health Sciences
dc.subjectOther Public Health
dc.subjectPediatrics
dc.subjectPublic Health
dc.subjectAcanthosis nigricans
dc.subjectschool screening
dc.subjectRichardson Independent School District
dc.subjecttype 2 Diabetes mellitus
dc.subjectelevated body mass
dc.subjecthypertension
dc.subjectchildren
dc.subjectBMI
dc.titleAn Evaluation of Acanthosis Nigricans School Screening Results in Richardson Independent School District to Determine the Association of Acanthosis Nigricans and Other Factors for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.materialtext
thesis.degree.departmentSchool of Public Health
thesis.degree.disciplineCommunity Health
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Public Health

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