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Bishwajit Bhowmik
Researcher at University of Oslo
Publications - 45
Citations - 1136
Bishwajit Bhowmik is an academic researcher from University of Oslo. The author has contributed to research in topics: Diabetes mellitus & Population. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 36 publications receiving 826 citations. Previous affiliations of Bishwajit Bhowmik include Bangladesh University & Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation for Diabetes Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders.
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COVID-19 and diabetes: Knowledge in progress.
TL;DR: The general characteristics of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) are reviewed and suggestions are made on the possible pathological mechanisms of the relationship between diabetes and COVID-19, and its management.
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Serum Lipid Profile and Its Association with Diabetes and Prediabetes in a Rural Bangladeshi Population
Bishwajit Bhowmik,Tasnima Siddiquee,Anindita Mujumder,Faria Afsana,Tareen Ahmed,Ibrahimu Mdala,Nayla Cristina do Vale Moreira,Abul Kalam Azad Khan,Akhtar Hussain,Gerd Holmboe-Ottesen,Tone Kristin Omsland +10 more
TL;DR: Investigating serum lipids (separately or in combination) and their association with glucose intolerance status (T2DM and prediabetes) in a rural Bangladeshi population found significant linear trends were observed for high T-Chol, high Tg and low HDL-C with increasing glucose intolerance.
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Prevalence of obesity in a rural Asian Indian (Bangladeshi) population and its determinants.
Tasnima Siddiquee,Bishwajit Bhowmik,Nayla Cristina Da Vale Moreira,Anindita Mujumder,Hajera Mahtab,A.K. Azad Khan,Akhtar Hussain +6 more
TL;DR: Study shows middle age, medium and high socioeconomic status (SES), low education levels, physical inactivity, high consumption of carbohydrate, protein and fat, were significant risk indicators for general and central obesity.
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Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes and Impaired Glucose Regulation with Associated Cardiometabolic Risk Factors and Depression in an Urbanizing Rural Community in Bangladesh: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study
Bishwajit Bhowmik,Sanjida Binte Munir,Israt Ara Hossain,Tasnima Siddiquee,Lien My Diep,Sharif Mahmood,Hajera Mahtab,A.K.Azad Khan,Akhtar Hussain +8 more
TL;DR: It was found that increased age, waist to hip ratio, systolic blood pressure, total cholesterol, triglycerides, and depression were independent risk indicators for diabetes.
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Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus and its Associated Risk Indicators in a Rural Bangladeshi Population
TL;DR: The prevalence of diabetes and impaired glucose regulation differed between males and females, but, both increased with age in males as well as females, and BMI and WHR were found as significant independent risk indicators for the occurrence of diabetes in this population.