ArticleJournal of immigrant and minority health2014
Obesity, type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure amongst recently arrived Sudanese refugees in Queensland, Australia.
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- Ethnic disparities in the prevalence of prediabetes and diabetes in Australia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Obesity in Refugees post-resettlement in a high-income country: a meta-analysis.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2024Pooled it
- Modifiable Risk Factors for Dementia Among Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Australia: A Systematic Review.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2023Pooled it
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- The Cardiometabolic Health of African Immigrants in High-Income Countries: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- A systematic review of the burden of hypertension, access to services and patient views of hypertension in humanitarian crisis settings.BMJ global health · 2020Pooled it
- Health of refugees settled in Australia over time and generations: a transformative mixed methods study protocol.BMJ open · 2024Article
- Does cardiorespiratory fitness moderate the relationship between overweight, cardiovascular risk markers and mental health among forcibly displaced individuals living in a Greek refugee camp?Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Article
- Nutritional Status and Obstacles to Healthy Eating Among Refugees in Geneva.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2020Article
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- Acculturation and Perceived Ethnic Discrimination Predict Elevated Blood Glucose Level in Sub-Saharan African Immigrants in Australia.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2020Article
- Migration and sociodemographic factors associated with sense of place attitudes among migrants of African background in Northern and Western Netherlands.Journal of community psychology · 2019Article
- Sex Differences and Predictors of Changes in Body Weight and Noncommunicable Diseases in a Random, Newly-Arrived Group of Refugees Followed for Two Years.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2018Article
- Impact of Length of Residence in the United States on Risk of Diabetes and Hypertension in Resettled Refugees.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2018Article
- Gender disparities in the associations of behavioral factors, serious psychological distress and chronic diseases with type 2 diabetes screening among US adults.Global health research and policy · 2018Article
- Beliefs about hypertension among Nigerian immigrants to the United Kingdom: A qualitative study.PloS one · 2017Article
- Using a Household Food Inventory to Assess the Availability of Traditional Vegetables among Resettled African Refugees.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2016Article
- Diabetes among refugee populations: what newly arriving refugees can learn from resettled Cambodians.Current diabetes reports · 2015Review
- Prevalence of obesity, overweight and thinness in Australian children and adolescents by socioeconomic status and ethnic/cultural group in 2006 and 2012.International journal of public health · 2014Article
- Epidemiology of hypertension and its relationship with type 2 diabetes and obesity in eastern Morocco.SpringerPlus · 2014Article
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Abstract
The study assessed the prevalence of obesity and related conditions among Sudanese adult migrants living in Brisbane, Australia. Data were obtained on 314 Sudanese immigrants aged 18-70 years. Measured body mass index (BMI) and self-reported diabetes and hypertension were obtained. More than half (51%) of participants were overweight or obese, 6.4% reported having type 2 diabetes while 12.4% had hypertension. The full adjusted regression model explained 28.1% of the variance in BMI. Odds of reporting type 2 diabetes increased with age, BMI and were greater among participants rating health as poor/fair than those rating as good/very good/excellent. Odds of high blood pressure increased with age, BMI, and were higher among participants rating health as poor/fair than those as good/very good/excellent. Health promotion programs to prevent weight gain in this subpopulation will significantly reduce inequalities related to type 2 diabetes and improve cardio-vascular outcomes.
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