Immigration, acculturation, and diabetes: A comparative study of diabetes prevalence among Asian Indian immigrants living in the United States and native-born populations in India and the United States.

ABSTRACT: Despite evidence that Indian immigrants in high-income countries have higher diabetes risk, few studies have directly compared Indian immigrants to both Indians in India and the general population. We compared diabetes prevalence in the Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) study (Indian immigrants) (N = 686), the Longitudinal Aging Study in India (LASI) (Indians in India) (N = 40,496), and the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) (general US population) (N = 7643), accounting for selective immigration using propensity score matching. We used generalized regression models to assess associations between diabetes and acculturation in MASALA and compare correlates of diabetes across studies. After matching, Indians in India had a higher prevalence of diabetes (3

SUBMITTER: Nichols E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12301973 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature