The researchers note that this study provides new findings relevant to major public health problems
Given the ongoing need to know the true prevalence of diabetes to further improve clinical and preventive intervention strategies, a group of researchers compared data between surveyed Hispanic patients which revealed that it was higher in the country compared to Cuba, Mexico, and the south and center of the country. America.
By analyzing 6,223 Hispanic respondents from the nationally representative NESARC-III study, sociodemographic characteristics between birth cohorts and the diagnostic assessment of diabetes in the past year were assessed.
In addition, differences due to ‘perceived’ discrimination according to specific experiences of these groups of patients were examined taking into account sociodemographic characteristics, acculturation, and body mass index.
According to the findings of this study, Puerto Rico has a higher prevalence among Hispanics born on the island and also reported upward outcomes in perceived experiences of “discrimination”, acculturation, and behaviors considered health risks, compared with Cuban-born Hispanics. Mexico, Central and South America.
A higher BMI was significantly associated with all groups, leading the authors to require further in-depth studies, due to the heterogeneity analyzed between groups of patients diagnosed with diabetes and factors associated with disease risk. Likewise, those experiences classified as ‘discriminatory’ play an important role in explaining these differences.
the Diabetes with a heavy burden Global health and life-threatening conditions, affecting more than 30 million people in the United States and more than 422 million people all over the world.
In 2021, there are approximately 537 million adults (20-79 years old) with diabetes in the world. This number is expected to rise to 643 million by 2030.
The novelty in this study is that the role of discrimination in diabetes risk among different Hispanic populations is included in the medical literature. “While Hispanics born in Cuba were less likely to report experiences with discrimination compared to their Hispanic counterparts, we found no differences between other birth groups,” the researchers noted.
In Puerto Rico, from According to the latest statistics Published by the Department of Health, in 2020, it is estimated that 15.8% (429,720) adults of the Puerto Rican population live with diabetes. In other words, nearly 2 in 13 adults on the island have diabetes.
Finally, the researchers confirmed that this study provides new findings relevant to Major health problems The audience High rates of diabetes The stark disparities are evident among the Hispanic population in the United States.
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