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Originally Posted by lostalex
http://www.ahrq.gov/research/diabdisp.htm
High Diabetes Rates for Minorities
"Identifying disparities is a first step toward understanding what causes them and what can be done to reduce them.
Different studies found that African Americans are from 1.4 to 2.2 times more likely to have diabetes than white persons.
Hispanic Americans have a higher prevalence of diabetes than non-Hispanic people, with the highest rates for type 2 diabetes among Puerto Ricans and Hispanic people living in the Southwest and the lowest rate among Cubans.
The prevalence of diabetes among American Indians is 2.8 times the overall rate.
Major groups within the Asian and Pacific Islander communities (Japanese Americans, Chinese Americans, Filipino Americans, and Korean Americans) all had higher prevalences than those of whites."
"The burden of diabetes is much greater for minority populations than the white population. For example, 10.8 percent of non-Hispanic blacks, 10.6 percent of Mexican Americans, and 9.0 percent of American Indians have diabetes, compared with 6.2 percent of whites. Certain minorities also have much higher rates of diabetes-related complications and death, in some instances by as much as 50 percent more than the total population."
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Good call.
Whilst there is a genetic link in the onset of type 2 diabetes, the onset of it can be delayed and prevented by early detection, assessment of inherited risks, dietary and lifestyle awareness and changes. Better basic healthcare.
I presume most of the minorities in the states will be unable to afford decent health insurance, annual health screenings, specialist health education.