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ArticleJournal of immigrant and minority health2019

Diabetes Management Among Arab Americans Who Sought Care at a Large Metropolitan Hospital System in Michigan.

Florence J Dallo, Julie J Ruterbusch, Jennifer R McCullough, Sruthi Sreedhar, Kendra Schwartz, Elie Mulhem

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Article in Journal of immigrant and minority health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Florence J DalloPublic and Environmental Wellness, Oakland University, 433 Meadow Brook Road, Room 3146, Rochester, MI, 48309-4452, USA. dallo@oakland.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0093-1289
Julie J RuterbuschDepartment of Oncology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA.
Jennifer R McCulloughPublic and Environmental Wellness, Oakland University, 433 Meadow Brook Road, Room 3146, Rochester, MI, 48309-4452, USA.
Sruthi SreedharPublic and Environmental Wellness, Oakland University, 433 Meadow Brook Road, Room 3146, Rochester, MI, 48309-4452, USA.
Kendra SchwartzDepartment of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA.
Elie MulhemFamily Medicine, Beaumont Hospital, Troy, MI, USA.
Oakland University · USWayne State University · USBeaumont Hospital, Royal Oak · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To estimate and compare the management of diabetes among Arab, Asian, non-Hispanic Black, and non-Hispanic Whites attending a large health system in metropolitan Detroit. Data were electronically abstracted for 6622 adult patients with diabetes. Dependent variables were uptake of A1c testing and results, LDL-C testing and results, and eye examination frequency. The independent variable was race/ethnicity. Logistic regression models were used to examine the association between Arab Americans and non-Hispanic Whites for each of the dependent variables while controlling for confounders. Arab Americans were 38% more likely than non-Hispanic Whites to report an A1c > 7% (OR 1.38; 95% CI 1.03, 1.87). Arab Americans were 62% less likely to receive an eye exam compared to non-Hispanic Whites (OR 1.62; 95% CI 1.21, 2.17). Population based studies about diabetes management among Arab Americans will facilitate tailored interventions aimed at preventing/delaying diabetes complications and reducing premature mortality due to diabetes.

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AdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAge FactorsArabsAsianBlack or African AmericanCholesterol, LDLDiabetes MellitusDiagnostic Techniques, OphthalmologicalEthnicityFemaleGlycated HemoglobinHospitals, UrbanHumansCholesterol, LDLGlycated HemoglobinA1cArab AmericanDiabetes managementEye examinationHealth systemLDL-C

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