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Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 5/2016

01-10-2016 | Original Paper

Diabetes Risk Factor Knowledge Varies Among Multiracial College Students

Authors: Lorraine Laccetti Mongiello, Nicholas Freudenberg, Hollie Jones

Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health | Issue 5/2016

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Abstract

All racial/ethnic groups are at higher risk for type 2 diabetes compared to whites, but it is unknown if young adults recognize their risk. Risk knowledge and individual risk perception were examined in 1579 multiracial urban college students. Students have little knowledge of diabetes risk factors; identifying less than three of ten. Considerable variation exists in the understanding of risk; only .02 % of Asian, 14.0 % of Hispanic and 22.8 % of black students recognized that their race increased risk. Among those with ≥3 risk factors (n = 541) only 39 % perceived their risk. These under-estimators had lower knowledge scores (p = .03) than those who acknowledged their risk; indicating that the cause of under-estimating risk may be, at least, in part due to a lack of information. There is a pressing need to heighten understanding of type 2 diabetes risk among young adults to decrease the future burden of this disease.
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Metadata
Title
Diabetes Risk Factor Knowledge Varies Among Multiracial College Students
Authors
Lorraine Laccetti Mongiello
Nicholas Freudenberg
Hollie Jones
Publication date
01-10-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health / Issue 5/2016
Print ISSN: 1557-1912
Electronic ISSN: 1557-1920
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-015-0250-9

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