Diabetics in Hispanic American Youth

DIABETICS IN HISPANIC AMERICAN YOUTH

DIABETICS IN HISPANIC AMERICAN YOUTH
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................................3
POPULATION AND SAMPLE SIZE.........................................................................................................3
VARIABLES..............................................................................................................................................4
HYPOTHESIS TESTING...........................................................................................................................5
RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS...................................................................................................................5
STATISTICAL TESTS (BIVARIATE)......................................................................................................6
STATISTICAL TESTS (MULTIVARIATE METHODS)..........................................................................7
CONCLUSION...........................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES............................................................................................................................................8
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DIABETICS IN HISPANIC AMERICAN YOUTH
INTRODUCTION
The world has seen, over the past few decades a steep rise in the prevalence of lifestyle
diseases (Dabelea, et al., 2007). Among these lifestyle diseases are both type 1 and type 2
diabetes. The steep rise in the prevalence of diabetes has necessitated further research into the
risk factors for diabetes (Rosenbloom, R, S, & Winter, 2009). So as to effectively attempt to
manage the prevalence rates, researchers have had to narrow down their research areas to cover a
specific group for more relevant findings.
Research studies regarding the prevalence of diabetes among the youths of Hispanic
origins has revealed there does not exist significance difference gender-wise when it comes to
diabetes prevalence (Mayer-Davis, et al., 2010). Further research also indicated the existence of
a positive association between age and diabetes diagnosis and a negative association between
education and diabetes diagnosis (Schneiderman, et al., 2014).
POPULATION AND SAMPLE SIZE
Population refers to the general group of individuals or objects about which a study is
conducted (O'Neil & Schutt, 2013). In this study, the population is considered as the youth
patients at a selected hospital in Miami, Florida. A sample is defined as a proportion of
individuals or elements selected from a population to represent the entire population in a study
(Everitt & Skrondal, 2010). The sample size in this study will be determined using the formula
below (Barbara & Susan, 2014):
n=p (1− p)( Z
e )
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