Ethnic variation in the conversion of prediabetes to diabetes among immigrant populations relative to Canadian-born residents: a population-based cohort study

Autor: Rahim Moineddin, Arlene S. Bierman, Gillian L. Booth, Ghazal S. Fazli
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
Předmět:
Blood Glucose
Male
Endocrinology
Diabetes and Metabolism

Immigration
Ethnic group
0302 clinical medicine
Risk Factors
Epidemiology
Ethnicity
Cumulative incidence
030212 general & internal medicine
Prediabetes
Longitudinal Studies
media_common
Ontario
education.field_of_study
Incidence
Fasting
Middle Aged
3. Good health
epidemiology
Female
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
media_common.quotation_subject
Population
Emigrants and Immigrants
030209 endocrinology & metabolism
Diseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology
Prediabetic State
03 medical and health sciences
Young Adult
pre-diabetes
Diabetes mellitus
medicine
Diabetes Mellitus
Humans
Epidemiology/Health Services Research
education
Aged
Retrospective Studies
business.industry
Retrospective cohort study
RC648-665
medicine.disease
progression
ethnic differences
business
Demography
Follow-Up Studies
Zdroj: BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care
BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care, Vol 8, Iss 1 (2020)
ISSN: 2052-4897
Popis: ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to compare absolute and relative rates of conversion from prediabetes to diabetes among non-European immigrants to Europeans and Canadian-born residents, overall, and by age and level of glycemia.Research design and methodsWe conducted a retrospective cohort population-based study using administrative health databases from Ontario, Canada, to identify immigrants (n=23 465) and Canadian born (n=1 11 085) aged ≥20 years with prediabetes based on laboratory tests conducted between 2002 and 2011. Individuals were followed until 31 December 2013 for the development of diabetes using a validated algorithm. Immigration data was used to assign ethnicity based on country of origin, mother tongue, and surname. Fine and Gray’s survival models were used to compare diabetes incidence across ethnic groups overall and by age and glucose category.ResultsOver a median follow-up of 5.2 years, 8186 immigrants and 39 722 Canadian-born residents developed diabetes (7.1 vs 6.1 per 100 person-years, respectively). High-risk immigrant populations such as South Asians (HR: 1.72, 95% CI 1.55 to 1.99) and Southeast Asians (HR: 1.65, 95% CI 1.46 to 1.86) had highest risk of converting to diabetes compared with Western Europeans (referent). Among immigrants aged 20–34 years, the adjusted cumulative incidence ranged from 18.4% among Eastern Europeans to 52.3% among Southeast Asians. Conversion rates increased with age in all groups but were consistently high among South Asians, Southeast Asians and Sub-Saharan African/Caribbeans after the age of 35 years. On average, South Asians converted to diabetes 3.1–4.6 years earlier than Western Europeans and at an equivalent rate of conversion to Western Europeans who had a 0.5 mmol/L higher baseline fasting glucose value.ConclusionsHigh-risk ethnic groups converted to diabetes more rapidly, at younger ages, and at lower fasting glucose values than European populations, leading to a shorter window for diabetes prevention.
Databáze: OpenAIRE