Black New Yorkers with Type 2 Diabetes: Afro-Caribbean Immigrants Have Lower BMI and Lower Waist Circumference than African Americans.

Margrethe F Horlyck-RomanovskyMaria FaragSonali BhatLakshay KhoslaTimothy S McNeelFaustine Williams

Published in: Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities (2022)

In NYC, Afro-Caribbeans with diabetes have lower BMI and lower WC than African Americans with diabetes, but odds of diabetes do not differ. Combining African-descent populations into one group obscures clinical differences and generalizes diabetes risk.

Keyphrases

type diabetes
body mass index
cardiovascular disease
glycemic control
weight gain
body weight
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
physical activity
skeletal muscle