Determinants of Diabetes Awareness Among Hispanic/Latino Adults in the U.S., 2005–2018
Authors' conclusion
Our findings highlight the importance of reaching younger, male, and immigrant Hispanic/Latino adults and addressing barriers to health care utilization, even among insured adults, to improve diabetes awareness.
Study context
- Population
- Hispanic/Latino adults aged ≥20 years, National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (2005–2018); undiagnosed diabetes = FPG ≥126 mg/dL or HbA1c ≥6.5% [48 mmol/mol] in those self-reporting no diabetes1,401 insured
- Participants
- 1,883 adults
- Exposure
- Undiagnosed vs diagnosed diabetes
- Outcome
- Determinants of undiagnosed diabetes (social, health care and individual-level) vs being diagnosed
Methodological detailssequential multivariable logistic regression
- Sequential multivariable logistic regression
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Determinants of undiagnosed diabetes
- Younger age (20-44 years), male sex and having immigrated (vs U.S. born), but not socioeconomic factors, were significantly associated with higher odds of undiagnosed vs diagnosed diabetes
- These estimates were attenuated after adjusting for health care utilization variables
- Fully adjusted: no health care visits in the past year, no family history of diabetes and better self-reported health were the predominant risk factors, overall and among insured adults
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Determinants of Diabetes Awareness Among Hispanic/Latino Adults in the U.S., 2005–2018. Diabetes Care. Published 11 June 2024. doi:10.
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