Prevalence of diabetes in New York City, 2002-2008: comparing foreign-born South Asians and other Asians with U.S.-born whites, blacks, and Hispanics.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe diabetes prevalence in New York City by race/ethnicity and nativity.

Research design and methods

Data were from the New York City 2002-2008 Community Health Surveys. Respondents were categorized on the basis of self-reported race/ethnicity and birth country: foreign-born South Asian (Indian subcontinent), foreign-born other Asian, U.S.-born non-Hispanic black, U.S.-born non-Hispanic white, and U.S.-born Hispanic. Diabetes status was defined by self-reported provider diagnosis. Multivariable models examined diabetes prevalence by race/ethnicity and birth country.

Results

Prevalence among foreign-born South Asians was nearly twice that of foreign-born other Asians (13.6 vs. 7.4%, P = 0.001). In multivariable analyses, normal-BMI foreign-born South

SUBMITTER: Gupta LS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3142031 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature