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Diabetes Self‐Management Cuban Americans
Author(s) -
Vaccaro Joan A,
Huffman Fatma G,
Zarini Gustavo,
Nath Subrata
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.23.1_supplement.550.9
Subject(s) - glycemic , medicine , logistic regression , ordered logit , likert scale , meal , diabetes mellitus , demography , descriptive statistics , gerontology , psychology , endocrinology , statistics , mathematics , developmental psychology , sociology
Objectives We investigated the relationship among factors predicting inadequate glucose control among 182 Cuban‐Americans (Females=110, Males=72) (CA) with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Methods Cross‐sectional study CA adults self‐reported with type 2 diabetes (T2D) from a randomized mailing list in three counties of South Florida. Participants were screened by trained interviewers for heritage and diabetes status and participants signed informed consent form. Statistical analyses used SPSS and included descriptive statistic, multiple logistic and ordinal logistic regression models. Results Only 54% reported having a diet prescribed/told to schedule meals. Those told to schedule meals were 3.62 more likely to schedule (CI 1.81, 7.26) p<0.001. Age, WC, BMI and gender were not significant predictors of HbA1c. We found, by ordinal logistic regression of 5‐scale Likert, that participants with inadequate glucose control (HbA1c> 8.5) were more than four‐fold likely to never follow a meal plan , OR 5.39 (1.40, 20.7). Conclusions Nearly half CA are not given dietary guidance, yet our results indicate CA may improve glycemic control by receiving dietary instructions. Grant Funding Source American Diabetes Association