Diabetes Prevalence Among Puerto Rican Adults in New York City, NY, 2000

This study assessed the prevalence of diagnosed diabetes and associated characteristics among Puerto Rican adults in New York City, NY, with a random-digit-dialed telephone survey with a dual-frame sampling design. Overall, 11.3% (95% confidence interval = 8.7%, 14.0%) had diagnosed diabetes; diabet...

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) 2004-03, Vol.94 (3), p.434-437
Main Authors: Melnik, Thomas A, Hosler, Akiko S, Sekhobo, Jackson P, Duffy, Thomas P, Tierney, Edward F, Engelgau, Michael M, Geiss, Linda S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Adults
Age
Age Factors
Aged
Analysis. Health state
Assimilation
Biological and medical sciences
Confidence intervals
Diabetes
Diabetes Mellitus - epidemiology
Diabetes Mellitus - ethnology
Diabetes Mellitus - genetics
Diabetes. Impaired glucose tolerance
Disease control
Disease prevention
Economic indicators
Education
Educational Status
Endocrine pancreas. Apud cells (diseases)
Endocrinopathies
Epidemiology
Family medical history
Female
General aspects
Health surveillance
Health Surveys
Hispanic Americans
Hispanic Americans - genetics
Hispanic Americans - statistics & numerical data
Hispanic people
Humans
Insurance, Health
Male
Management. Various non-drug treatments. Langerhans islet grafts
Medicaid
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Minority & ethnic groups
New York City
New York City - epidemiology
Noncitizens
Obesity
Obesity - epidemiology
Obesity - ethnology
Overweight
Population
Prevalence
Public health
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Puerto Rican people
Puerto Rico - ethnology
Research and Practice
Response rates
Risk Factors
Sociodemographics
Surveillance
USA
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Summary:This study assessed the prevalence of diagnosed diabetes and associated characteristics among Puerto Rican adults in New York City, NY, with a random-digit-dialed telephone survey with a dual-frame sampling design. Overall, 11.3% (95% confidence interval = 8.7%, 14.0%) had diagnosed diabetes; diabetes was significantly related to age, obesity, and family history; and the prevalence was high among those with the least education. This study showed the ability to obtain critically needed diabetes information from ethnic minorities at the local level.
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.94.3.434