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Liquid consumption, but not pesticide exposure, was a determinant of diabetes in migrant and seasonal farmworker women in Michigan (806.2)
Author(s) -
Shin Dayeon,
Nieves Violeta,
Groth Jodi,
Song Won O.
Publication year - 2014
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.28.1_supplement.806.2
Subject(s) - medicine , environmental health , diabetes mellitus , odds ratio , logistic regression , consumption (sociology) , odds , proxy (statistics) , demography , alcohol consumption , gerontology , alcohol , endocrinology , social science , biochemistry , chemistry , machine learning , sociology , computer science
The prevalence of diabetes in Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers (MSFW) is even higher than that in Hispanics in the US. We assessed if consumption of beverages (choices and amount) and training on pesticide (a proxy of pesticide exposure) are associated with the risk of diabetes in MSFW women in MI. Healthy Families=Healthy Babies projects were conducted with 251 women between May‐October, 2012. After incomplete responses were removed, the final sample size included 155 women with a mean age of 28y (7.0, SD). Unadjusted and age‐adjusted logistic regression models were used to examine the association between beverages consumption, pesticide training and the risk of diabetes. Twenty two (14%) MSFW women reported having diabetes. MSFW women who consumed 1‐2 glasses of alcohols/day had higher risk of diabetes (unadjusted odds ratio (OR) 4.7 [95% CI=1.2‐18.3], p=0.03; age‐adjusted OR 5.8 [95% CI=1.4‐24.6], p=0.02). Water, coffee, and milk consumption and training of pesticide were not associated with the risk of diabetes. In conclusion, alcohol consumption was associated with the risk of diabetes in MSFW women. Healthy Families=Healthy Babies projects allowed researchers to study nutritional health and health risks in the hard‐to‐reach MSFW women and underscores the importance of nutrition education in relation to diabetes. Potential longitudinal evaluation of risk factors beyond beverage consumption for the risk of diabetes needs to be explored in future research. Grant Funding Source : Telamon Corporation/March of Dimes