Brennan, Alana T.
Lauren, Evelyn
Bor, Jacob
George, Jaya A.
Chetty, Kamy
Mlisana, Koleka
Dai, Andrew
Khoza, Siyabonga
Rosen, Sydney
Stokes, Andrew C.
Raal, Frederick
Hibberd, Patricia
Alexanian, Sara M.
Fox, Matthew P.
Crowther, Nigel J.
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (1K01DK116929-01A1)
Article History
Received: 3 October 2022
Accepted: 14 November 2023
First Online: 21 December 2023
Declarations
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: Approval for analysis of de-identified NHLS data was granted by Boston University’s Institutional Review Board (protocol no. H-41152), Human Research Ethics Committee of the University of the Witwatersrand (protocol no. M200851) and NHLS Academic Affairs and Research Management System (protocol no. PR2232386). We confirm that all methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. Our research was observational, not experimental, in nature. We conducting our analysis using existing NHLS laboratory data from South Africa that is used for routine clinical care of patients in government sector health facilities. We had no contact with patients and no experiments were conducted on humans or human tissues, as such, informed consent was not obtained from subjects and/or their legal guardian(s). An inform consent waiver was received from the Boston University’s Institutional Review Board and the Human Research Ethics Committee of the University of the Witwatersrand.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.