Black New Yorkers with Type 2 Diabetes: Afro-Caribbean Immigrants Have Lower BMI and Lower Waist Circumference than African Americans

Autor: Margrethe F. Horlyck-Romanovsky, Maria Farag, Sonali Bhat, Lakshay Khosla, Timothy S. McNeel, Faustine Williams
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities.
ISSN: 2196-8837
2197-3792
DOI: 10.1007/s40615-022-01375-7
Popis: Using the 2013/2014 New York City (NYC) Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NYCHANES) data, this exploratory study examined whether (a) type 2 diabetes (diabetes) prevalence differed between NYC Afro-Caribbeans and African Americans; (b) anthropometric, biochemical, and sociodemographic diabetes profiles differed between and within groups; and (c) diabetes odds differed between and within groups.Diabetes was defined as prior diagnosis, HbA1c ≥ 6.5% (7.8 mmol/L), or fasting glucose ≥ 126 mg/dL. Weighted logistic regression estimated diabetes odds by nativity and either waist circumference (WC) (cm) or BMI (kg/mAmong Afro-Caribbeans (n = 81, 65% female, age (mean ± SE) 49 ± 2 years, BMI 29.2 ± 0.7 kg/mIn NYC, Afro-Caribbeans with diabetes have lower BMI and lower WC than African Americans with diabetes, but odds of diabetes do not differ. Combining African-descent populations into one group obscures clinical differences and generalizes diabetes risk.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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