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Characterization of factors affecting attainment of glycemic control in Asian Americans with diabetes in a culturally specific program.

Hung Le, Sophia Wong, Tracy Iftikar, Hillary Keenan, George L King, William C Hsu

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Trial report in The Diabetes educator. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hung LeAsian American Diabetes Initiative, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts (Mr Le, Mrs Wong, Mrs Iftikar, Dr King, Dr Hsu)
Sophia WongAsian American Diabetes Initiative, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts (Mr Le, Mrs Wong, Mrs Iftikar, Dr King, Dr Hsu)
Tracy IftikarAsian American Diabetes Initiative, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts (Mr Le, Mrs Wong, Mrs Iftikar, Dr King, Dr Hsu)
Hillary KeenanDianne Nunnally Hoppes Laboratory for Diabetes Complications, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts (Dr Keenan, Dr King)
George L KingAsian American Diabetes Initiative, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts (Mr Le, Mrs Wong, Mrs Iftikar, Dr King, Dr Hsu)
William C HsuAsian American Diabetes Initiative, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts (Mr Le, Mrs Wong, Mrs Iftikar, Dr King, Dr Hsu)
Harvard University · USJoslin Diabetes Center · US

Funding

SPECIAL ASSAY COREP30DK036836 · NIDDK · JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER · PI ROHIT N. KULKARNI · 1986 to 2026
$50.5M
NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK036836
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of a culturally specific pilot clinic for Asian Americans (AA) in reaching glycemic target and to characterize factors affecting the attainment of glycemic control in comparison with white counterparts.

methodsThis electronic health record review included all new AA patients with type 2 diabetes (n = 109) in a culturally specific program and a randomly selected sample of new white patients with type 2 diabetes (n = 218) in the adult clinic within the same time period and diabetes center.

resultsAA and whites had a comparable proportion of patients with A1C ≤7% (32.1%, 34.9%; P = .621) at baseline and after 12 months of care (48.6%, 56.0%; P = .210), with a similar A1C decline (-0.9% ± 1.6%, -0.8% ± 1.7%, P = .710) by 12 months. Factors associated with the lack of success in reaching target in AA but not in whites included older age, lower educational attainment, less likelihood of having health insurance, and a need for more educational visits. The percentage of AA reaching A1C ≤7%, as compared to whites, worsened among those with highest initial A1C when stratified by ascending quartiles (96.7% vs 85.2%, P = .101; 61.9% vs 58.9%, P = .813; 24.0% vs 37.7%, P = .230; 15.2% vs 35.4%, P = .044).

conclusionWhile a culturally specific diabetes program in a specialty setting achieved a similar glycemic outcome for AA compared with whites, reasons for not reaching glycemic target differed. The findings suggest that the elimination of diabetes disparities requires not only culturally and linguistically specific programs, but must also identify and address the socio-environmental differences unique to each population.

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AsianDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2White PeopleAgedBlood GlucoseCultureEducational StatusFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGlycated HemoglobinHealthcare DisparitiesHumansLife StyleMaleMiddle AgedPatient ComplianceBlood GlucoseGlycated Hemoglobinhemoglobin A1c protein, human

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PMID23771841
PMCPMC4167383
OpenAlexW2023145642

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