TY - JOUR
T1 - Diabetes prevalence in populations of South Asian Indian and African origins: a comparison of England and the Netherlands
AU - Agyemang, Charles
AU - Kunst, Anton E.
AU - Bhopal, Raj
AU - Anujuo, Kenneth
AU - Zaninotto, Paola
AU - Nazroo, James
AU - Nicolaou, Mary
AU - Unwin, Nigel
AU - van Valkengoed, Irene
AU - Redekop, William Ken
AU - Stronks, Karien
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - We determined whether the overall lower prevalence of type II diabetes in England versus the Netherlands is observed in South-Asian-Indian and African-Caribbean populations. Additionally, we assessed the contribution of health behavior, body size, and socioeconomic position to observed differences between countries. Secondary analyses of population-based standardized individual-level data of 3386 participants were conducted. Indian and African-Caribbean populations had higher prevalence rates of diabetes than whites in both countries. In cross-country comparisons (and similar to whites), Indians residing in England had a lower prevalence of diabetes than those residing in the Netherlands; the prevalence ratio (PR) was 0.35 (95% confidence interval = 0.22 to 0.55) in women and 0.74 (0.50 to 1.10) in men after adjustment for other covariates. Among people of African descent as well, diabetes prevalence was lower in England than in the Netherlands; for women, PR = 0.43 (0.20 to 0.89) and for men, 0.57 (0.21 to 1.49). : The increasing prevalence of diabetes after migration may be modified by the context in which ethnic minority groups live
AB - We determined whether the overall lower prevalence of type II diabetes in England versus the Netherlands is observed in South-Asian-Indian and African-Caribbean populations. Additionally, we assessed the contribution of health behavior, body size, and socioeconomic position to observed differences between countries. Secondary analyses of population-based standardized individual-level data of 3386 participants were conducted. Indian and African-Caribbean populations had higher prevalence rates of diabetes than whites in both countries. In cross-country comparisons (and similar to whites), Indians residing in England had a lower prevalence of diabetes than those residing in the Netherlands; the prevalence ratio (PR) was 0.35 (95% confidence interval = 0.22 to 0.55) in women and 0.74 (0.50 to 1.10) in men after adjustment for other covariates. Among people of African descent as well, diabetes prevalence was lower in England than in the Netherlands; for women, PR = 0.43 (0.20 to 0.89) and for men, 0.57 (0.21 to 1.49). : The increasing prevalence of diabetes after migration may be modified by the context in which ethnic minority groups live
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1097/EDE.0b013e31821d1096
DO - https://doi.org/10.1097/EDE.0b013e31821d1096
M3 - Article
C2 - 21610499
SN - 1044-3983
VL - 22
SP - 563
EP - 567
JO - Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.)
JF - Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.)
IS - 4
ER -