title: Incidence of type 2 diabetes by place of birth in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).
abstract: Incidence of diabetes among US foreign-born individuals is not well studied. Data were from the Multi Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Cox proportional hazards regression was used to examine diabetes risk by race/ethnicity, place of birth, and duration of residence among foreign-born. Foreign-born Latinos had a higher risk of incident diabetes compared to US-born Latinos (hazard ratio (HR) 1.79 [95 % confidence interval (CI) 1.00-3.21]). Latinos born in Mexico (HR, 2.26 [95 % CI, 1.18-4.33]) had higher risk of incident diabetes compared to US-born Latinos. Foreign-born living in the US ≥20 years had a higher adjusted risk of incident diabetes compared to those in the US for <20 years (HR, 1.60 [95 % CI, 1.05-2.55]). Incident diabetes may be higher among foreign-born compared to native born; incident diabetes may also be higher among those immigrants who have lived in the US for longer periods of time. Future studies should characterize individuals by race/ethnicity and place of birth to account for differences in biology and time spent in the US.
authors: Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, USA. oza-frank.1@osu.edu
authors: Reena
authors: R
authors: Oza-Frank
authors: Cheeling
authors: C
authors: Chan
authors: Kiang
authors: K
authors: Liu
authors: Gregory
authors: G
authors: Burke
authors: Alka M
authors: AM
authors: Kanaya
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology*; D044383:Black People; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D015331:Cohort Studies; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology*; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D044465:White People; D001741:Black or African American