1. Sociodemographic Factors, Acculturation, and Nutrition Management among Hispanic American Adults with Self-reported Diabetes
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Yilin Xu Yoshida, Liwei Chen, Lu Zhang, Neal Simonsen, Tung-Sung Tseng, and Richard Scribner
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Gerontology ,Adult ,Male ,National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey ,Alcohol Drinking ,Cross-sectional study ,Saturated fat ,Logistic regression ,Metabolic and Endocrine ,03 medical and health sciences ,Young Adult ,0302 clinical medicine ,Sex Factors ,Clinical Research ,Diabetes mellitus ,Behavioral and Social Science ,medicine ,Diabetes Mellitus ,Humans ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Medical nutrition therapy ,Young adult ,Nutrition ,Pediatric ,030505 public health ,business.industry ,Prevention ,Diabetes ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Age Factors ,Hispanic or Latino ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Nutrition Surveys ,Acculturation ,Diet ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Socioeconomic Factors ,Public Health and Health Services ,Female ,Public Health ,Self Report ,Hispanic Americans ,0305 other medical science ,business ,Demography - Abstract
This study aimed to examine whether sociodemographic factors and acculturation affect achievement of selected American Diabetes Association (ADA) nutrition therapy recommendations among Hispanics with diabetes. Cross-sectional data for Hispanics with diabetes in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003-2010 were used. Achievements of the ADA recommendation for five nutrition components were examined (i.e., daily intake of saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, and fiber, and daily servings of alcohol). Acculturation measurement derived from language use, country of birth, and length of residence in the U.S. Logistic regressions were performed. Only 49% of Hispanics with diabetes met three or more recommended criteria. Male gender and younger age (≤45) predicted poor recommendation adherence. More acculturated individuals had around 50% lower odds to achieve saturated fat [OR 0.5, CI 0.2-0.7], fiber [OR 0.5, CI 0.2-0.9], sodium [OR 0.5, CI 0.3-0.9] and cholesterol intake [OR 0.5, CI 0.3-0.8] recommendations than their less acculturated counterparts.
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- 2016