Research Corner

This month, Research Corner provides scholarly resources on diabetes.

·  Diabetes Report Card. Center for Disease Control & Prevention. 2012.
http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/pubs/pdf/DiabetesReportCard.pdf [PDF | 1.4MB]

·  The Live Well, be Well Study: A Community-based, Translational Lifestyle Program to Lower Diabetes Risk Factors in Ethnic Minority and Lower-socioeconomic Status Adults. Kanaya, A. M.; Santoyo-Olsson, J.; et al. American Journal of Public Health, v. 102, #8 (August), p. 1551-1558, 2012.
http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.2105/AJPH.2011.300456

·  Racial and Ethnic Disparity in Diabetes Care / Adeola, M. Minority Nurse, (Summer), p. 36-42, 2012
http://www.minoritynurse.com/hispanic-latino-health/racial-and-ethnic-disparity-diabetes-care

African Americans

·  Independent Association of Waist Circumference with Hypertension and Diabetes in African American Women, South Carolina, 2007-2009. Warren TY; Wilcox S; et al. CDC - Preventing Chronic Disease, v. 9, 2012: 11_0170.
http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd9.110170

·  BMI–Mortality Paradox and Fitness in African American and Caucasian Men With Type 2 Diabetes. Peter Kokkinos, PHD; Jonathan Myers, PHD; et al. Diabetes Care. May 2012 vol. 35 no. 51021-1027. http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/dc11-2407

Hispanics/Latinos

·  Effects of Acculturation on a Culturally Adapted Diabetes Intervention for Latinas. Barrera, M. Jr; Toobert, D.; et al. Health Psychology, v. 31, #1 (January), p. 51-40, 2012.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0025205

·  Food Insecurity and Low Self-Efficacy are Associated with Health Care Access Barriers among Puerto-Ricans with Type 2 Diabetes. Kollannoor-Samuel, G.; Vega-López, S.; et al. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, v.14, #4, p.552-562, 2012.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10903-011-9551-9

Asians/Pacific Islanders

·  Understanding and Addressing Unique Needs of Diabetes in Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. George L. King, MD, Marguerite J. McNeely, MD, MPH; et al. Diabetes Care May 2012 vol. 35 no. 5 1181-1188.
http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/dc12-0210

·  The ARIC predictive model reliably predicted risk of type II diabetes in Asian populations. Calvin WL Chin, Elian HS Chia; et al. BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:48.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2288-12-48

American Indians/Alaskan Natives

·  The Costs of Treating American Indian Adults with Diabetes within the Indian Health Service. O'Connell, J. M.; Wilson, C.; Manson, S. M.; et al. American Journal of Public Health, v. 102, #2 (February), p. 301-308, 2012.
http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2011.300332

·  Genetic Histories: Native Americans' Accounts of Being at Risk for Diabetes. Puneet Chawla Sahota Social Studies of Science. August 20, 2012.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0306312712454044