Educational Differences in Diabetes Mortality among Hispanics in the United States: An Epidemiological Analysis of Vital Statistics Data (1989-2018).
Alberto BarceloAlfredo ValdiviaAngelo SabagJuan Pablo Rey-LopezArise Garcia de Siqueira GalilFernando A B ColugnatiMaría Pastor-ValeroPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2021)
The results of the analyses demonstrated a powerful effect of low education on amenable mortality attributable to diabetes among the Hispanic population in the USA. As an increasing prevalence of diabetes among the least educated Hispanics has been reported, there is a great need to identify and implement effective preventive services, self-management, and quality care practices, that may assist in reducing the growing disparity among those most vulnerable, such as minority populations.