Diabetes in migrants and ethnic minorities in a changing World

Montesi, Luca; Caletti, Maria Turchese; Marchesini, Giulio

doi:10.4239/wjd.v7.i3.34

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“…In particular, people from first gear -to spiritualist -income body politic who have migrated to reside in high-income countries, appear to be more susceptible to overweight and obesity than their local anaesthetic counterparts (Delavari, et al 2013). Diabetes rates among migrant workers are triple higher rather indigenous universe (Montesi et al 2016). In Europeans, around 90% of males group and are higher more in female group which is 120%, this is equally same with the survey that have been done in Asian country.…”

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Health Status and Lifestyle Related Risk Factors Among Migrant Workers in Shah Alam, Malaysia

2019

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Introduction: In Malaysia, it's about 4-5 million of the migrant's workers that involve in occupation that seriously give and effect to their health, which is in construction, manufacturing, agriculture, services, and domestic work. Thus, study is conducted to identify the non-communicable disease (NCDs) risk factor among the migrant workers in migrant workers in Shah Alam of both genders. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 50 migrant workers in Shah Alam using convenience sampling method. Both questionnaires and measurement were used in data collection. The questionnaire included sociodemographic data, behavioral and lifestyle data and medical history. Results: A total of 32% of migrant workers either oversight or obese. 56% of them are involve in vigorous activity. most of them are not a smoker person which is about 86%. 20(40%) of them have history of hypertension only 6(12%) of them have diabetes Conclusion: The main findings of our study that, 32% of the migrant workers either overweight or obese. More health promotion and regular screening are required especially, for people with high risk or having hypertension and diabetes history.

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Health Status and Lifestyle Related Risk Factors Among Migrant Workers in Shah Alam, Malaysia

2019

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“…Furthermore, analysis of data on Asian sub-groups from the United States National Health Interview Survey between 1997 and 2008 indicate an upward trend in BMI and T2DM prevalence [23]. Data comparing diabetes prevalence rates by country, nationality and ethnicity are published regularly but interpretation of these can be problematic because of differences in the case definitions that are used, heterogeneity of the study populations and variable time periods of data collection [24, 25]. Nevertheless, compared to women in their home countries, the prevalence of T2DM amongst women in our study was much higher for South Asian women (16.7% versus 6%) [26] and Arab women (12.2% versus 4–8%) [27] but lower for Filipino women (1.7% versus 6%) [28].…”

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Prevalence of Diabetes among Migrant Women and Duration of Residence in the United Arab Emirates: A Cross Sectional Study

Shah¹,

Ali²,

Loney³

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BackgroundThe prevalence rate of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is one of the highest in United Arab Emirates (UAE), however data for the expatriate population is limited. This study aimed to identify the prevalence of T2DM amongst migrant women and test the hypothesis that acculturation (measured by years of residency) is associated with an increased risk of T2DM.MethodsThis was a cross-sectional study and we recruited a representative sample (n = 599, 75% participation rate) of migrant women aged 18 years and over in Al Ain, UAE. The American Diabetes Association criteria were used to diagnose T2DM. An adapted WHO STEPS questionnaire was used to collect socio-demographic, lifestyle and clinical data. Logistic regression analysis was performed to identify correlates of T2DM including length of UAE residence.ResultsThe mean age of participants was 34.1 (± 9.5) years. Of the study participants, based on HbA1C levels, 18.6% (95% CI: 13.9–24.4) had prediabetes and 10.7% (95% CI: 7.2–15.6) had T2DM. Prevalence of prediabetes was 8.5% for Filipinos, 16.7% for Arabs and 30.3% for South Asians. Similarly the prevalence of T2DM was 1.7% for Filipinos, 12.2% for Arabs and 16.7% for South Asians. Significant correlates of overall T2DM (measured and known diabetes) included length of UAE residence for more than 10 years (Adjusted Odds Ratio [AOR] 2.74, 95% CI: 1.21–6.20), age ≥40 years (AOR = 3.48, 95% CI: 1.53–7.87) and South Asian nationality (AOR 2.10, 95% CI: 0.94–4.70).ConclusionDiabetes is a significant public health problem among migrant women in the UAE, particularly for South Asians. Longer length of residence in the UAE is associated with a higher prevalence of diabetes.

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“…[1] The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that the prevalence of diabetes in the United States increased from 4.9% in 1990 to 11.3% in 2010, increased by 2.31 times. [2] Type 2 diabetes not only caused serious harm to human health, but also brought huge economic burden for individuals and countries. Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of the most common and severe microvascular complications of diabetes mellitus.…”

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Total bilirubin level may be a biomarker of nephropathy in type 2 diabetes mellitus

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Recently, the number of the studies on the relationship between the total bilirubin level (TBL) and diabetic nephropathy (DN) is increasing, but their results were not consistent. Therefore, we performed a meta-analysis to analyze the relationship between TBL and the risk of DN.We searched 5 databases before October 31, 2016, and reviewed the reference list of relevant articles. The fixed or random-effects model was used to pool risk estimates. We conducted the dose–response meta-analysis to evaluate the relationship between TBL and the risk of DN.Our meta-analysis showed that TBL in the DN group was lower than that in diabetes without the kidney disease (NDN) group (standard mean difference [SMD]: −0.63, 95% CI: −0.80, −0.46). The result of each subgroup also showed that TBL in the DN group was lower than that in the NDN group. The result of meta-regression indicated that duration of diabetes mellitus might be the source of heterogeneity. Our meta-analysis also showed that there was a significant negative relationship between TBL and the risk of DN (OR: 0.86, 95%CI: 0.82, 0.90). The results of subgroup analysis were similar to those of SMD; no sources of heterogeneity were detected by meta-regression. Sensitivity analysis indicated that the results were robust. We observed a linear association between TBL and the risk of DN, and there was a negative dose–response association between TBL and the risk of DN.In conclusion, bilirubin may be used as a biomarker of DN. It helps early diagnosis and effective therapeutic strategies on DN.

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Diabetes in migrants and ethnic minorities in a changing World

Cited by 76 publications

References 93 publications

Health Status and Lifestyle Related Risk Factors Among Migrant Workers in Shah Alam, Malaysia

Health Status and Lifestyle Related Risk Factors Among Migrant Workers in Shah Alam, Malaysia

Prevalence of Diabetes among Migrant Women and Duration of Residence in the United Arab Emirates: A Cross Sectional Study

Total bilirubin level may be a biomarker of nephropathy in type 2 diabetes mellitus

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