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Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 6/2016

01-12-2016 | Original Paper

Diabetes Among United States-Bound Adult Refugees, 2009–2014

Authors: Stephen R. Benoit, Edward W. Gregg, Weigong Zhou, John A. Painter

Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health | Issue 6/2016

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Abstract

We reported diabetes prevalence among all US-bound adult refugees and assessed factors associated with disease. We analyzed overseas medical evaluations of US-bound refugees from 2009 through 2014 by using CDC’s Electronic Disease Notification System. We identified refugees with diabetes by searching for diabetes-related keywords and medications in examination forms with text-parsing techniques. Age-adjusted prevalence rates were reported and factors associated with diabetes were assessed by using logistic regression. Of 248,850 refugees aged ≥18 years examined over 5 years, 5767 (2.3 %) had diabetes. Iraqis had the highest crude (5.1 %) and age-adjusted (8.9 %) prevalence of disease. Higher age group and body mass index were associated with diabetes in all regions. Diabetes prevalence varied by refugee nationality. Although the absolute rates were lower than rates in the United States, the prevalence is still concerning given the younger age of the population and their need for health services upon resettlement.
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Metadata
Title
Diabetes Among United States-Bound Adult Refugees, 2009–2014
Authors
Stephen R. Benoit
Edward W. Gregg
Weigong Zhou
John A. Painter
Publication date
01-12-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health / Issue 6/2016
Print ISSN: 1557-1912
Electronic ISSN: 1557-1920
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-016-0381-7

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