Unwalkable Neighborhoods, Poverty, and the Risk of Diabetes Among Recent Immigrants to Canada Compared With Long-Term Residents

This study was designed to examine whether residents living in neighborhoods that are less conducive to walking or other physical activities are more likely to develop diabetes and, if so, whether recent immigrants are particularly susceptible to such effects. We conducted a population-based, retros...

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Published in:	Diabetes care Vol. 36; no. 2; pp. 302 - 308
Main Authors:	Booth, Gillian L., Creatore, Maria I., Moineddin, Rahim, Gozdyra, Peter, Weyman, Jonathan T., Matheson, Flora I., Glazier, Richard H.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Alexandria, VA American Diabetes Association 01.02.2013
Subjects:	Adult Biological and medical sciences Canada - epidemiology Cohort Studies Diabetes Diabetes Mellitus - epidemiology Diabetes. Impaired glucose tolerance Emigrants and Immigrants - statistics & numerical data Endocrine pancreas. Apud cells (diseases) Endocrinopathies Environment Design Etiopathogenesis. Screening. Investigations. Target tissue resistance Female Health sciences Humans Immigrants Immigration policy Incidence Male Medical research Medical sciences Metabolic diseases Middle Aged Miscellaneous Neighborhoods Noncitizens Obesity Original Research Population density Population growth Principal components analysis Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Residence Characteristics Retrospective Studies Risk factors Urbanization Walking Womens health Canada North America America Ontario Middle East Endocrinopathy Human Social influence Poverty Immigrant Nutrition Diabetes mellitus Metabolic diseases Risk Residential neighborhoods Long term Risk factor Resident (student) Resident Social aspect Endocrinology Comparative study
ISSN:	0149-5992, 1935-5548, 1935-5548
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