Correlates of prediabetes and type II diabetes in US South Asians: findings from the Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) study

In this study, we aim to elucidate the role of sociodemographic, lifestyle, and cultural factors in prediabetes and diabetes in South Asian immigrants to the United States, a population at high risk of type II diabetes. We performed a cross-sectional analysis of a community-based cohort of 899 South...

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Published in:	Annals of epidemiology Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 77 - 83
Main Authors:	Shah, Arti D., Vittinghoff, Eric, Kandula, Namratha R., Srivastava, Shweta, Kanaya, Alka M.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01.02.2015
Subjects:	Adult Aged Asian Americans - statistics & numerical data Blood Glucose Cross-Sectional Studies Culture Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - ethnology Diabetes risk factors Dietary factors Emigrants and Immigrants - statistics & numerical data Female Humans Internal Medicine Life Style Lifestyle factors Male Middle Aged Prediabetes risk factors Prediabetic State - ethnology Prevalence Risk Factors Socioeconomic Factors Socioeconomic status South Asian immigrants United States - epidemiology United States Socioeconomic status Diabetes risk factors South Asian immigrants Prediabetes risk factors Dietary factors Lifestyle factors
ISSN:	1047-2797, 1873-2585, 1873-2585
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