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Yale J Biol Med. 2021 Mar 31;94(1):5-12. eCollection 2021 Mar.
ABSTRACT
Hypertension and sort 2 diabetes (T2D) are main public well being points that disproportionately have an effect on minority communities, together with Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (NHPI). Minority communities are additionally extra more likely to have undiagnosed hypertension and T2D. Marshallese Pacific Islanders have been proven to have excessive proportions of identified and undiagnosed hypertension and T2D. Utilizing survey and biometric information collected from 378 chubby/overweight Marshallese Pacific Islander adults, this research paperwork the prevalence of hypertension and T2D, in addition to the prevalence of undiagnosed hypertension and T2D. The research additionally examines associations between undiagnosed hypertension and undiagnosed T2D and age group, intercourse, well being care entry (outlined by foregone care resulting from value and medical health insurance standing), and physique mass index (BMI). Amongst contributors with blood stress readings indicative of hypertension, 68.4% have been undiagnosed, and amongst contributors with HbA1c indicative of T2D, 31.6% have been undiagnosed. 1 / 4 of contributors (24.5%) had blood stress and HbA1c measures indicative of each undiagnosed hypertension and undiagnosed T2D. Undiagnosed hypertension was considerably related to age group (p’s<0.0001) and intercourse (p=0.028). Undiagnosed T2D was considerably related to age group (p’s<0.05), forgone care resulting from value (p=0.018), medical health insurance standing (p=0.035), and BMI (p=0.001). Members on this research had excessive proportions of undiagnosed hypertension and undiagnosed T2D. These findings might be instantly helpful for these working to handle hypertension and T2D disparities amongst Marshallese and different NHPI populations.
PMID:33795978 | PMC:PMC7995951
