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Chitra L.S. Karat
Researcher at Memorial Hospital of South Bend
Publications - 9
Citations - 547
Chitra L.S. Karat is an academic researcher from Memorial Hospital of South Bend. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Insulin resistance. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 9 publications receiving 495 citations.
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Low plasma vitamin B12 in pregnancy is associated with gestational ‘diabesity’ and later diabetes
Ghattu V. Krishnaveni,Jacqueline C. Hill,Sargoor R. Veena,Dattatray S. Bhat,Andrew K Wills,Chitra L.S. Karat,Chittaranjan S. Yajnik,Caroline H.D. Fall +7 more
TL;DR: Maternal vitamin B12 deficiency is associated with increased adiposity and, in turn, with insulin resistance and GDM, and may be an important factor underlying the high risk of ‘diabesity’ in south Asian Indians.
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Gestational diabetes and the incidence of diabetes in the 5 years following the index pregnancy in South Indian women
Ghattu V. Krishnaveni,Jacqueline C. Hill,Sargoor R. Veena,Suguna Geetha,Magudilu N. Jayakumar,Chitra L.S. Karat,Caroline H.D. Fall +6 more
TL;DR: High diabetes and cardiovascular risks in women with previous GDM are suggested, and follow-up of these women after delivery would provide opportunities to modify adverse lifestyle factors.
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Prevalence and correlates of bacterial vaginosis among young women of reproductive age in Mysore, India.
Purnima Madhivanan,Karl Krupp,Varalakshmi Chandrasekaran,Chitra L.S. Karat,Anjali Arun,Craig R. Cohen,Arthur Reingold,Jeffrey D. Klausner +7 more
TL;DR: In this population, the prevalence of BV at 19% was relatively low and independently associated with concurrent T. vaginalis infection and partner's alcohol use, Muslim women had reduced odds of Bv as compared to non-Muslim women.
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Mother's lifetime nutrition and the size, shape and efficiency of the placenta.
Nicola R. Winder,Ghattu V. Krishnaveni,Sargoor R. Veena,Jacqueline C. Hill,Chitra L.S. Karat,Kent L. Thornburg,Caroline H.D. Fall,David J.P. Barker,David J.P. Barker +8 more
TL;DR: Higher maternal fat mass, reflecting the mother's current nutritional state, and larger maternal head circumference, reflectingThe mother's fetal/infant growth, are associated with changes in the shape and size of the placental surface and greater placental efficiency.
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Simple and inexpensive point-of-care tests improve diagnosis of vaginal infections in resource constrained settings.
Purnima Madhivanan,Karl Krupp,Jill Hardin,Chitra L.S. Karat,Jeffrey D. Klausner,Arthur Reingold +5 more
TL;DR: This work compares the performance of simple inexpensive point‐of‐care (POC) tests to laboratory diagnosis and syndromic management of BV and TV in poor settings.