Epidemiological Report on Prevalence of Diabetes among BME Population in England

This epidemiological report examines the prevalence of diabetes among the Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) population in England, specifically focusing on the age group of 30-40 years between 2009 and 2014. It discusses the global prevalence of diabetes, the impact of family history and ethnic groups on diabetes rates, and the relationship between weight gain, obesity, and insulin resistance. The report also highlights the disparities in diabetes care and outcomes among BME groups. The dataset used for this report is based on official research conducted by Diabetes UK, which reveals a significant increase in the number of people diagnosed with diabetes in the UK. The report concludes by discussing the prevalence of diabetes among different ethnic groups in the UK, particularly in South Asian and African Caribbean populations, and the factors contributing to ethnic disparities in obesity-related diseases.

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL REPORT

TITLE
“Epidemiological report on prevalence of diabetes among BME population (Black and Minor
Ethnic population) of age group 30-40 years between the year 2009 and 2014 in England”.
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
The global prevalence of diabetes for all age groups is estimated to be 2.8% where in
type 2 diabetes accounts for 90% of diabetes worldwide. Diabetes is 60% more common in
Black Americans and they are also up to 5 fives more likely to suffer a limb amputation. In black
and minor population, diabetes seems to be increasing because of the family history and ethnic
groups (Adult obesity and type 2 diabetes. 2014). Half of the people in South Asia and Africa
face the issues of diabetes by the age of 80 years. Family history of diabetes is considered as the
imperative risk factor for all ethnic groups as it spreads diabetes among BME on higher account.
Ethnic differences in diabetes care contribute to the adverse outcomes among BME groups
(Wong, 2012). It has been observed that people coming under the category of BME groups most
often do not agree that diabetes is a chronic condition and also a threat to their health. Diabetes
seems to be spread among BME people due to organ injury like as hypertension and this is more
common in African Caribbean individuals.
Further, weight gain and obesity are some of the crucial reasons that can underlie
increases in insulin resistance. People of black African have three times more probability to
develop Type 2 diabetes than any other origin in England. Cases of Type 2 diabetes is more
common in ethnic group as it is more closely linked to levels of fat that is around the waist and
high blood cholesterol. This is more in Black people as compared to other regions (BLACK
AFRICAN ETHNICITY AND TYPE 2 DIABETES RISK. 2015). In the year 2012, an estimated of
around 62% of adults (aged 16 years and over) were overweight or obese in England. In this
category, only 2.4% were severely obese. In the year 2014, diabetes prevalence in England has
raised and 2.7 million or 6% of the adult population had diagnosed diabetes in the same country.
Dataset for people having diabetes in England
The number of people diagnosed with diabetes in UK has increased to more than 3.2
million and the data has been extracted from official research made under Diabetes UK. After the

year 2008, this is the biggest increase which means that 6% of UK adults is now diagnosed with
diabetes (Harrison, 2014). However, even after that there are number of people who are
undiagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Most of the people do not receive proper care and support for
managing their health condition; hence they do not have any idea regarding the risk of
devastating and costly complications.
PREVALENCE OF DIABETES IN UK
The prevalence among the while European population varied from 2% to 10% in age
groups of more than 40 years. It is often observed in ethnic monitories groups who resides in
developed countries such as South Asia and African Caribbean groups in UK. These people have
high prevalence of diabetes (Prevalence of prediabetes in England from 2003 to 2011:
population-based, cross-sectional study. 2014). Obesity occurs more frequently in black people
as compared to white people in England and along with this, there are ethnic differences as well
in young age. Ethnic differences in lifestyle and economic factors are a few aspects that results in
ethnic disparities in obesity related diseases. This further increases because of hereditary
functions. In England, within the African Caribbean population, there is a high incidence and
prevalence of hypertension and this happens in people with and without diabetes. However, on
the other hand, the situation is getting worsen in all ethnic groups during the course of all types
of diabetes.

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