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Independent State of Samoa

Collins, V.R. et al., Smith, J.M. et al., McPherson, B. et al., Hodge, A.M. et al., Collins, V.R. et al., et al.

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Disease relevance of Independent State of Samoa

OBJECTIVE--A survey of noncommunicable diseases (NCD) in the Pacific island population of Western Samoa in 1978 (n = 1,206) documented a relatively high prevalence of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) and obesity [1].
A study of the effect of obesity on glucose tolerance in a Polynesian population (Western Samoa) has not shown a consistent relationship between the two [2].
In 1992, isolates with a distinctive phage pattern were identified amongst the 186 MRSA recovered in New Zealand. These unusual isolates were recovered in the Auckland region from individuals who came from or had visited Western Samoa, and were called Western Samoan phage pattern (WSPP) MRSA [3].

Psychiatry related information on Independent State of Samoa

Levels of physical activity and glucose tolerance status were similar for smokers and non-smokers in Nauru and Western Samoa, while in Mauritius smokers were more active and less likely to be diabetic [4].

High impact information on Independent State of Samoa

These data underline the need for cost-effective programs for the detection and early treatment of diabetes in Western Samoa and other developing populations with high susceptibility to NIDDM [5].
To address this hypothesis, 10 WSPP1 and WSPP2 isolates from Western Samoa, New Zealand and Australia were compared with common hospital MRSA isolates [6].
In an effort to help determine the current status and needs of hearing impaired children in Western Samoa, the Commonwealth Society for the Deaf sent a team of three professionals to this Pacific island nation in 1991 [7].

Associations of Independent State of Samoa with chemical compounds

Bimodality in glucose tolerance distributions in the urban Polynesian population of Western Samoa [8].

Gene context of Independent State of Samoa

Increasing prevalence of NIDDM in the Pacific island population of Western Samoa over a 13-year period [1].

References

Increasing prevalence of NIDDM in the Pacific island population of Western Samoa over a 13-year period. Collins, V.R., Dowse, G.K., Toelupe, P.M., Imo, T.T., Aloaina, F.L., Spark, R.A., Zimmet, P.Z. Diabetes Care (1994) [Pubmed]
Obesity and diabetes in Western Samoa. Taylor, R.J., Zimmet, P.Z. International journal of obesity. (1981) [Pubmed]
A decade of community MRSA in New Zealand. Smith, J.M., Cook, G.M. Epidemiol. Infect. (2005) [Pubmed]
Is leptin sensitivity the link between smoking cessation and weight gain? Hodge, A.M., Westerman, R.A., de Courten, M.P., Collier, G.R., Zimmet, P.Z., Alberti, K.G. Int. J. Obes. Relat. Metab. Disord. (1997) [Pubmed]
High prevalence of diabetic retinopathy and nephropathy in Polynesians of Western Samoa. Collins, V.R., Dowse, G.K., Plehwe, W.E., Imo, T.T., Toelupe, P.M., Taylor, H.R., Zimmet, P.Z. Diabetes Care (1995) [Pubmed]
Phenotypic and molecular characterization of community occurring, Western Samoan phage pattern methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Adhikari, R.P., Cook, G.M., Lamont, I., Lang, S., Heffernan, H., Smith, J.M. J. Antimicrob. Chemother. (2002) [Pubmed]
Hearing loss in western Samoan children. McPherson, B., Kumar, P.V., Wollman, D. Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol. (1994) [Pubmed]
Bimodality in glucose tolerance distributions in the urban Polynesian population of Western Samoa. Raper, L.R., Taylor, R., Zimmet, P., Milne, B., Balkau, B. Diabetes Res. (1984) [Pubmed]

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