Disparities in cardiometabolic risk profiles and gestational diabetes mellitus by nativity and acculturation: findings from 2016-2017 National Health Interview Survey.

Serena Michelle OgunwoleRuth-Alma N Turkson-OcranEllen BoakyeAndreea A CreangaXiaobin WangWendy L BennettGarima SharmaLisa A CooperYvonne Commodore-Mensah

Published in: BMJ open diabetes research & care (2022)

Greater duration of US residence may be associated with nativity-related disparities in GDM. Acculturation, including changing health-related behaviors may explain the disparities among foreign-born women and should be further investigated to appropriately target interventions to prevent GDM and future cardiometabolic diseases.

Keyphrases

affordable care act
pregnancy outcomes
pregnant women
polycystic ovary syndrome
physical activity
cross sectional
low birth weight
adipose tissue
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle
cervical cancer screening