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Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 2/2017

01-04-2017 | Original Paper

The Relationship Between Dietary Acculturation and Type 2 Diabetes Risk Among Asian Indians in the U.S.

Authors: Sumathi Venkatesh, Thomas Conner, Won O. Song, Beth H. Olson, Lorraine J. Weatherspoon

Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health | Issue 2/2017

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Abstract

Asian Indians have a high prevalence of type 2 diabetes in the U.S. (17.4–29 %). This study examined the relationship between dietary acculturation of Asian Indians in the U.S. and their future risk for type 2 diabetes. A validated Asian Indian Dietary Acculturation Measure (AIDAM) and the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score (FINDRISC) were completed by 153 Asian Indians in the U.S. via a cross-sectional web-survey. Correlations and relative risk ratios were used to examine the association between AIDAM and FINDRISC. A significantly larger proportion of Non-Indian Oriented participants (44.7 %) had higher FINDRISC scores (scores 7–26) compared to the Asian Indian Oriented group (27.9 %) (p = .024), and also had increased relative predictive risk for type 2 diabetes (relative risk ratio = 1.6). A positive association between dietary acculturation and diabetes risk was evident in our sample, which highlights the importance of assessing dietary acculturation in non-native groups when investigating type 2 diabetes risk factors.
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Metadata
Title
The Relationship Between Dietary Acculturation and Type 2 Diabetes Risk Among Asian Indians in the U.S.
Authors
Sumathi Venkatesh
Thomas Conner
Won O. Song
Beth H. Olson
Lorraine J. Weatherspoon
Publication date
01-04-2017
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health / Issue 2/2017
Print ISSN: 1557-1912
Electronic ISSN: 1557-1920
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-016-0482-3

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