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Kaberi Dasgupta, MD, MSc, FRCP(C) Associate Professor: Department of Medicine, McGill University Associate Member: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University Staff Physician: Divisions of Internal Medicine (full member/primary appointment) and Endocrinology (associate member), McGill University Health Centre Medical Scientist: Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Montreal General Hospital
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Research: My research program aims to provide concrete deliverables to optimize vascular health through health behaviour change. I hold a CIHR New Investigator Award and have 40 peer-reviewed articles. I am presently launching my CIHR-funded clinical trial (2011-2014), Step Monitoring to improve ARTERial health, SMARTER (CIHR MOP- 114996; Dasgupta Nominated PI; 2011-2014). SMARTER targets individuals with diabetes or hypertension followed in primary care clinic settings. The active trial arm intervention consists of usual care plus ‘step count prescription’ and pedometer-based monitoring by the treating doctor, over approximately one year. The control trial arm receives usual care. The primary outcome is change in arterial stiffness, a modern integrated index of vascular pathology, at one year. SMARTER is a pragmatic trial that has the potential to demonstrate real-world effects. It is the culmination of a pilot trial (CIHR # OHP-62617; Dasgupta Principal Investigator, PI) , qualitative investigation (Le Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec, # 5553, Dasgupta, PI), and prospective cohort study (CIHR # MOP-79275; Dasgupta, PI), all of which I have completed over the past 7 years.
Selected Recent Publications : (* denote my students)
*Jarvandi S, Bader A, Gougeon R, Dasgupta K. Differences in Food Intake among Obese and Non-obese Women and Men with Type 2 Diabetes. [Original research article] Journal of the American College of Nutrition 2011; 30 (4): 225–232.
Dasgupta K. Re-engineering Steps Into Daily Life: A Critical Issue in Diabetes Management [Commentary and Review] Canadian Journal of Diabetes 2011;35(3):245-246
*Lega I, Ross NA, Zhong L, Dasgupta K. Gestational diabetes history may signal deprivation in women with type 2 diabetes [Original research article]. J Womens Health (Larchmt) 2011 20(4):625-9.
Dasgupta K, Joseph L, Pilote L, Strachan IB, Sigal R, Chan C. Daily steps are low year-round and dip lower in fall/winter: findings from a longitudinal diabetes cohort [Original research article]. Cardiovascular Diabetology 2010, 9:81
*Manjoo P, Joseph L, Pilote L, Dasgupta K. Sex Differences in Step Count-Blood Pressure Association: A Preliminary Study in Type 2 Diabetes [Original research article]. PLoS ONE 2010;5(11): e14086. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0014086
*Casey D, De Civita M, Dasgupta K. Understanding physical activity facilitators and barriers during and following a supervised exercise programme in Type 2 diabetes: a qualitative study [Original research article]. Diabetic Medicine 2010;27(1), 79-84, and Diabetic Medicine’s Diabetes and Mental Health Virtual Issue, August 2010.
Dasgupta K, Khan S, Ross N. Type 2 diabetes in Canada: concentration of risk among most disadvantaged in men but inverse social gradient across groups in women [Original research article]. Diabetic Medicine 2010;27:522-531.
Ross NA, Gilmour H, Dasgupta K. 14-year diabetes incidence: The role of socio-economic status [Original research article]. Health Reports 2010;21(3):19-28.