title: The Relationship Between Dietary Acculturation and Type 2 Diabetes Risk Among Asian Indians in the U.S.
abstract: Asian Indians have a high prevalence of type 2 diabetes in the U.S. (17.4-29 %). This study examined the relationship between dietary acculturation of Asian Indians in the U.S. and their future risk for type 2 diabetes. A validated Asian Indian Dietary Acculturation Measure (AIDAM) and the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score (FINDRISC) were completed by 153 Asian Indians in the U.S. via a cross-sectional web-survey. Correlations and relative risk ratios were used to examine the association between AIDAM and FINDRISC. A significantly larger proportion of Non-Indian Oriented participants (44.7 %) had higher FINDRISC scores (scores 7-26) compared to the Asian Indian Oriented group (27.9 %) (p = .024), and also had increased relative predictive risk for type 2 diabetes (relative risk ratio = 1.6). A positive association between dietary acculturation and diabetes risk was evident in our sample, which highlights the importance of assessing dietary acculturation in non-native groups when investigating type 2 diabetes risk factors.
authors.affiliation: Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Brazoria County Office, 21017 County Road 171, Angleton, TX, 77479, USA. sumathiven@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Sumathi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Venkatesh
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Conner
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA.
authors.forename: Won O
authors.initials: WO
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Nutritional Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 53706, USA.
authors.forename: Beth H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Olson
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA.
authors.forename: Lorraine J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Weatherspoon
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001213:Asian / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001837:Body Weights and Measures; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000208:ethnology*; D004032:Diet / Q000208:ethnology*; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000208:ethnology; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: AIDAM; Asian Indians; Dietary acculturation; FINDRISC; Type 2 diabetes