Understanding the growing epidemic of type 2 diabetes in the Hispanic population living in the United States.

ABSTRACT: The prevalence and incidence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) among the Hispanic population in the United States are higher than the national average. This is partly due to sociocultural factors, such as lower income and decreased access to education and health care, as well as a genetic susceptibility to obesity and higher insulin resistance. This review focuses on understanding the Hispanic population living in the United States from a multidisciplinary approach and underlines the importance of cultural, social, and biological factors in determining the increased risk of T2D in this population. An overview of the acute and chronic complications of T2D upon this population is included, which is of paramount importance to understand the toll that diabetes has upon this population, the health syste

SUBMITTER: Aguayo-Mazzucato C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6953173 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature