Diabetic in Hispanic American Youth

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Diabetic in Hispanic American Youth
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DIABETIC IN HISPANIC AMERICAN YOUTH 2
Lawrence, J. M., Mayer-Davis, E. J., Reynolds, K., Beyer, J., Pettitt, D. J., D'agostino,
R. B., & Hamman, R. F. (2009). Diabetes in Hispanic American youth:
prevalence, incidence, demographics, and clinical characteristics: the SEARCH
for Diabetes in Youth Study. Diabetes Care, 32(Supplement 2), S123-S132.
The above authors of this article uses the data from the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth
Study to report the 2001 prevalence and 200-2005 incidence of the type 1 and type 2 diabetes
in Hispanic American youth and to describe demographic, clinical and behavioural
characteristics of these youths. They found that among the Hispanic American youth, type 1
diabetes was more prevalence than the type 2 diabetes. Based on their hypothesis, there was
no significant sex difference in the type 1 or the type 2 diabetes prevalence. According to
these authors therefore, factors such as poor glycaemic control, elevated lipids and the high
prevalence of overweight and obesity may put Hispanic youth with type 1 and type 2 diabetes
at high risk for future diabetes related complications.
Schneiderman, N., Llabre, M., Cowie, C. C., Barnhart, J., Carnethon, M., Gallo, L. C.
& Teng, Y. (2014). Prevalence of diabetes among Hispanics/Latinos from diverse
backgrounds: the Hispanic community health study/study of Latinos
(HCHS/SOL). Diabetes care, 37(8), 2233-2239.
The authors of this article conducted hypothesis testing to examine the differences in the
prevalence of diabetes and rates of awareness and control among adults from the diverse
Hispanic backgrounds in the Hispanic Community Health Study. They found that the
diabetes prevalence varies from one country to another. They further found that the
prevalence was positively related to age and years but was negatively related to education and
household incomes. According to them, he low rates of diabetes awareness, diabetes control,