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© 2003 by the American Diabetes Association, Inc.
Epidemiology/Health Services/Psychosocial Research |
Epidemiology of Diabetes Among Arab Americans
1 Department of Pharmacy Practice, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
2 Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
3 Community Health Center, ACCESS, Dearborn, Michigan
4 Departments of Internal Medicine and Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
OBJECTIVE—To examine the prevalence of diabetes and glucose intolerance by age and sex in the Arab-American community of Dearborn, Michigan.
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS—Participants were randomly selected adult Arab Americans, 20–75 years of age, from randomly selected households in Dearborn, Michigan. Demographic and anthropometric data were recorded. Glucose tolerance was assessed with 2-h 75-g oral glucose tolerance tests and classified according to 1997 American Diabetes Association and 1998 World Health Organization criteria.
RESULTS—A total of 626 eligible adults were selected, and 542 participated (87% response rate). Because prevalence increases with age and the overall response rate for women (328/352; 93%) was higher than that for men (214/274; 78%), prevalence rates were adjusted for age and sex. The overall prevalence of diabetes was 15.5% (95% CI 12.2–18.7%) in women and 20.1% (15.0–25.2%) in men (P = 0.13). The prevalence of previously diagnosed diabetes was similar to that of undiagnosed diabetes. Impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and/or impaired fasting glucose (IFG) were present in 16.8% (12.8–20.8%) of women and 29.7% (23.4–35.9%) of men (P = 0.0007). The combined rates of glucose intolerance (diabetes, IGT, and IFG) were 32.3% (27.8–36.7%) for women and 49.8% (43.1–56.4%) for men (P < 0.0001). Among younger adults, the prevalence in men was higher than that in women. As expected, subjects with diabetes or IGT/IFG were older and had greater BMI and waist-to-hip ratios than subjects with normal glucose tolerance.
CONCLUSIONS—The prevalence of diabetes and glucose intolerance is extremely high among adult Arab Americans in Michigan and represents a major clinical and public health problem. Community-based intervention programs to prevent and treat diabetes are urgently needed.
Abbreviations: ACCESS, Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services • FPG, fasting plasma glucose • IFG, impaired fasting glucose • IGT, impaired glucose tolerance • NGT, normal glucose tolerance • WHR, waist-to-hip ratio
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