Why the study?
Are there differences in the prevalences of type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance syndrome, and coronary heart disease between elderly Hispanics and non-Hispanic whites?
Population
883 elderly adults randomly selected from Medicare rolls in Bernalillo County, comprising 414 Hispanics and…
Design
Cross-sectional
Key result
Elderly Hispanics had twice the prevalence of type 2 diabetes and higher prevalences of cardiovascular risk factors associated with insulin resistance syndrome compared with non-Hispanic whites.
Authors
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May warrant ethnicity-specific diabetes screening in elderly patients; leaves open causal mechanisms and generalizability.
Cross-Sectional (n=883)
No
Are there differences in the prevalences of type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance syndrome, and coronary heart disease between elderly Hispanics and non-Hispanic whites?
Elderly Hispanics have a significantly higher prevalence of type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance syndrome compared to non-Hispanic whites, though CHD prevalence remains similar.
Lindeman et al. (1998) conducted a cross-sectional in Type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance syndrome, and coronary heart disease (n=883). Hispanic ethnicity vs. Non-Hispanic white ethnicity was evaluated on Prevalences of type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance syndrome risk factors, and coronary heart disease. Elderly Hispanics had twice the prevalence of type 2 diabetes and higher prevalences of cardiovascular risk factors associated with insulin resistance syndrome compared with non-Hispanic whites.
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