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ArticleEndocrine2019

Ethnic differences in body composition, sociodemographic characteristics and lifestyle in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus living in Italy.

Stefania Toselli, Emanuela Gualdi-Russo, Paolo Mazzuca, Francesco Campa

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Article in Endocrine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Stefania ToselliDepartments of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Emanuela Gualdi-RussoDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Surgical Specialties, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Paolo MazzucaUnit of Internal Medicine, Diabetes and Metabolic Disease Center, Romagna Health District, Rimini, Italy.
Francesco CampaDepartments of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. francesco.campa3@unibo.it.ORCID 0000-0002-3028-7802
University of Bologna · ITAzienda Unità Sanitaria Locale Della Romagna · ITUniversity of Ferrara · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to compare immigrants and Italian natives with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) in terms of anthropometric parameters and lifestyle-related characteristics and to investigate the relationship between ethnicity and glycemic control in men and women with DM2 living in Italy. The sample included 100 immigrants (55 Albanians and 45 Africans) and 100 Italians, followed by the Public Health Clinics of Rimini. The association of ethnicity with sex, socioeconomic status, anthropometric and hematological characteristics, and lifestyle were examined. In addition, differences among groups in glycemic control were evaluated. Among males, African participants presented significantly lower values than other groups in adiposity parameters and triglycerides. The highest percentage of obesity and of normal weight was found in Italians and in Africans, respectively. Among females, there were scanty differences, but Italians presented higher WHR values than the other groups. No statistical differences appeared in hematological parameters among groups. There were no significant differences in glycemic control among groups and sexes. Also considering the differences between subjects with optimal (L) or nonoptimal (H) glycemic control, the differences in lifestyle, anthropometric, and hematological variables remained scarce. Among all groups, significantly higher values of glucose were detected in H than in L. A similar condition appeared for triglycerides in males. Immigrant and native Italian diabetics did not present any difference in their clinical characteristics, but Italians generally presented worst lifestyle habits. The percentage of subjects with poor metabolic control of diabetes was not low, but similar in immigrants and natives.

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Life StyleAdultAfricaAgedAlbaniaAnthropometryBlood GlucoseBody CompositionCross-Sectional StudiesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Emigrants and ImmigrantsEthnicityFemaleHumansItalyMaleBlood GlucoseTriglyceridesBody compositionGlycemic controlImmigrantsItalyLifestyle

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