diabetesmellitusAsianAmericanPrevalencePreventionHealthdisparityType 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a growing problemamong Asian Americans. Based on the Centers forDisease Control, the age-adjusted prevalence of T2DMfor Asian Americans is 9%, placing them at "moderaterisk". However differential patterns ...
OBJECTIVE -- To compare diabetes prevalence among Asian Americans by World Health Organization and U.S. BMI classifications. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS -- Data on Asian American adults (n = 7,414) from the National Health Interview Survey for 1997-2005 were analyzed. Diabetes prevalence was ...
Additionally, prevalence of diabetes for all American adults went up, from nearly 10 percent to over 12 percent between 1988 and 2012. Diabetes prevalence - how common the condition is - also went up in every age, sex, level of education, income and racial/ethnic subgroup. One bright spot:...
"Diabetes in Asian Americans is somewhat of a mystery," said Dr. William Hsu, first author on the study. Dr. Hsu and his colleagues have been working on the problem of diagnosing Asian and Asian American diabetes for more than a decade as part of the Asian American Diabetes Initiative at ...
To the Editor Ms Geiss and colleagues presented 30-year trends in diabetes prevalence and incidence among US adults, describing sustained increases in racial/ethnic minorities (non-Hispanic black and Hispanic). We wish to highlight the nonreporting of results on Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and...
(redirected fromAsian American culture) Thesaurus A·sian A·mer·i·can alsoA·sian-A·mer·i·can(ā′zhən-ə-mĕr′ĭ-kən) n. A US citizen or resident of Asian ancestry. See Usage Note atAmerasian. A′sian-A·mer′i·canadj. ...
This study used qualitative research methods to investigate the sexual socialization experiences of young Asian American women, a group often overlooked in psychological research on sexuality. Focus group interviews were conducted with 30 ethnically diverse young Asian American women to explore their percept...
Latino and Asian-Americans represent the fastest growing immigrant populations in the United States. We aimed to review the current knowledge on the psychosocial factors that influence type 1 diabetes (T1D) care, education, and outcomes in Latino and Asi
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Findings demonstrate that a diabetes prevention program in the Sikh community is acceptable, feasible, and efficacious. 展开 关键词: Asian American Asian Indian community health worker diabetes Diabetes Prevention Program Sikh South Asian American