Acculturation and glycaemic control in Arab immigrants with type 2 diabetes in Australia
Authors' conclusion
Among Arab immigrants in Australia with type 2 diabetes, the degree of acculturation is related to glycaemic control, suggesting possible avenues for new interventions.
Study context
- Population
- Arabic-speaking immigrants born in any of the 22 Arab League countries with T2D, from different healthcare settings in Australia
- Participants
- 382 participants
- Outcome
- HbA1c (from medical records) in relation to acculturation (General Acculturation Index; Adherence to Traditional Values tool)
Methodological detailsmulticentre, structural equation modelling
- Multicentre
- Structural equation modelling
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Association of acculturation with HbA1c
Higher HbA1c associated with lower acculturation levels (Pearson r, p<0.01)
−0.32
Higher HbA1c associated with higher adherence to traditional values (r, p<0.01)
0.35
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Participant characteristics
- Mean HbA1c
- 63.9 mmol/mol (8.0%)
- Acculturation level, mean±SD (range 1-5); low
- 1.9±0.6
- Adherence to traditional values, mean±SD (range 1-5); high
- 3.7±0.7
- The abstract labels the 3.7±0.7 value "mean General Acculturation Index value" while describing adherence to traditional values
Original publication
Acculturation and glycaemic control in Arab immigrants with type 2 diabetes in Australia. Diabetologia. Published 12 January 2024. doi:10.
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