title: Fasting insulin levels in normal Kenyan Africans and a case report on insulinoma.
abstract: The mean fasting insulin level in 30 apparently normal Kenyan Africans was determined by Radio-Immuno Assay (RIA) technique based on coat A-count. The mean value was found as 16.33 microIu/ml with a standard deviation (s.d) of 10.51 microIu/ml. The mean at 95% confidence interval (CI) for the population studied was 16.33 +/- 1.92. The findings are similar to what have been reported among the caucasians. This paper also reports on a case of insulinoma in a young female patient at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH).
authors.forename: E O
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Ogutu
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Orinda
mesh_terms: D007516:Adenoma, Islet Cell / Q000097:blood*; D000328:Adult; D005215:Fasting / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood*; D007340:Insulinoma / Q000097:blood*; D007630:Kenya; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000097:blood*; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D012016:Reference Values
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin