The Impact of Acculturation on Diabetes Risk Among Arab Americans in Southeastern Louisiana

This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between acculturation and diabetes risk among Arab Americans in Southeastern Louisiana. The secondary objective was to identify the prevalence of diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and cardiovascular disease in the same population. Resear...

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Published in:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved 2013-02, Vol.24 (1), p.47-63
Main Authors: Al-Dahir, Sara, Brakta, Fatima, Khalil, Alaa, Benrahla, Mustafa, Jack, Leonard, Kennedy, Kathleen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acculturation
Adolescent
Adult
American people
Arab Americans
Arabs
Arabs - statistics & numerical data
Cardiovascular diseases
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diabetes
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - ethnology
Factor analysis
Female
Health risks
Humans
Hypertension
Louisiana - epidemiology
Male
Medical research
Middle Aged
Mortality
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Studies
Time Factors
Womens health
Young Adult
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Summary:This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between acculturation and diabetes risk among Arab Americans in Southeastern Louisiana. The secondary objective was to identify the prevalence of diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and cardiovascular disease in the same population. Research suggests that Arab Americans report disproportionate rates of diabetes and other chronic diseases. A cross-sectional study of 181 Arab Americans was conducted in Louisiana. Interviewers recruited participants to answer a 37-item survey with a five-dimension acculturation assessment and abridged National Institute of Health Survey and American Diabetes Association (2010) diabetes tool. Results were analyzed using factor analysis and Spearman's correlation. A negative correlation was found between Arab acculturation variables and diabetes risk among males (r=-.216, p=.044) and American acculturation variables among females (r=-.222, p=.032). Twelve percent reported being diagnosed with Type II diabetes by a primary care physician.
ISSN:1049-2089
1548-6869
1548-6869
DOI:10.1353/hpu.2013.0038