Abstract
Diabetes is a growing health epidemic in the United States. Racial and ethnic minorities are disproportionately affected by diabetes and associated comorbidities and complications. The present review article aims to characterize the various ways in which minority populations are affected by diabetes. We address differences in prevalence of diabetes and associated conditions that include cardiovascular disease, hypertension, microvascular complications, and mortality. Additionally, we discuss factors that contribute to disparate diabetes-related outcomes, including physiology, culture and healthsystems. Finally, we look at outcomes of various interventions taken to address health disparities in diabetes care, specifically in racial and ethnic minority populations.
Keywords: Diabetes, health disparity, minorities, diagnosis, management.
Current Diabetes Reviews
Title:Diabetes in Racial and Ethnic Minorities in the United States: Individualizing Approaches to Diagnosis and Management
Volume: 13 Issue: 3
Author(s): Maya Fayfman*Sonya Haw
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Keywords: Diabetes, health disparity, minorities, diagnosis, management.
Abstract: Diabetes is a growing health epidemic in the United States. Racial and ethnic minorities are disproportionately affected by diabetes and associated comorbidities and complications. The present review article aims to characterize the various ways in which minority populations are affected by diabetes. We address differences in prevalence of diabetes and associated conditions that include cardiovascular disease, hypertension, microvascular complications, and mortality. Additionally, we discuss factors that contribute to disparate diabetes-related outcomes, including physiology, culture and healthsystems. Finally, we look at outcomes of various interventions taken to address health disparities in diabetes care, specifically in racial and ethnic minority populations.
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Fayfman Maya*, Haw Sonya, Diabetes in Racial and Ethnic Minorities in the United States: Individualizing Approaches to Diagnosis and Management, Current Diabetes Reviews 2017; 13 (3) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1573399812666160926142036
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1573399812666160926142036 |
Print ISSN 1573-3998 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1875-6417 |
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