Sahar Ajabshir

Skin Color and Self-reported Sun Exposure Scores are Associated with Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentrations in a Multi-ethnic Population Living in South Florida

Sahar Ajabshir, Joel C. Exebio, Gustavo G. Zarini, Ali Nayer, Michael McLean, Lemia Shaban & Fatma G. Huffman · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2014

Aims: The aim was to investigate the association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D], skin color and sun exposure score. Study Design: Cross-sectional Place and Duration of Study: Florida International University, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, D...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2014/10551

Use of Homeostatic Model Assessment Indexes for the Identification of Metabolic Syndrome and Insulin Resistance among Cuban-Americans: A Cross Sectional Study

Joel C. Exebio, Sahar Ajabshir, Gustavo G. Zarini, Joan Vaccaro & Fatma G. Huffman · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2014

Aim: to determine cut off points for The Homeostatic Model Assessment Index 1 and 2 (HOMA-1 and HOMA-2) for identifying insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome among a Cuban-American population. Study Design: Cross sectional. Place and Duration of Study: Florida International U...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2014/8988

Ethnic Differences in Insulin Resistance, Adiponectin Levels and Abdominal Obesity: Haitian Americans and African Americans, with and without Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Amanpreet K. Cheema, Gustavo G. Zarini, Joel Exebio, Sahar Ajabshir, Lemia Shaban, Janet Antwi, Joan A. Vaccaro & Fatma G. Huffman · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2014

Background: Metabolic outcomes of obesity and its associated disorders may not be equivalent across ethnicity and diabetes status. Aim: In this paper, we examined the association of abdominal obesity, by ethnicity and diabetes status, for indicators of glucose metabolism in Black...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2014/10333