Ethnic and gender differences in the management of type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study from Norwegian general practice.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ethnic minority groups from Asia and Africa living in Western countries have a higher prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) than the general population. We aimed to assess ethnic differences in diabetes care by gender.

Methods

Population-based, cross-sectional study identified 10,161 individuals with T2DM cared for by 282 General Practitioners (GP) in Norway. Ethnicity was based on country of birth. Multilevel regression models adjusted for individual and GP factors were applied to evaluate ethnic differences by gender.

Results

Diabetes was diagnosed at a younger mean age in all other ethnic groups compared with Westerners (men: 45.9-51.6 years vs. 56.4 years, women: 44.9-53.8 years vs. 59.1 years). Among Westerners mean age at diagnosis was 2.7 years higher

SUBMITTER: Tran AT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6883677 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature