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Type 1 Diabetes Among East African Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Black Youth in the U.S
M Rebecca O'Connor1, Adrian Dobra2, Joachim Voss2
1University of Washington, School of Nursing, Seattle, WA; Seattle Children's Hospital, Division of Endocrinology, Seattle, WA.
Abstract:
Type 1 diabetes has not previously been described in East African immigrant youth in the United States. The purpose of this study was to compare East African immigrant and nonimmigrant Black youth with type 1 diabetes. Among other clinical and demographic differences, estimated prevalence of type 1 diabetes was nearly four times higher among East African youth in King County, Washington (6.20/1000, 95% confidence interval (CI) [4.49, 7.91] vs. 1.56/1000, 95% CI [1.03, 2.09]) compared to nonimmigrant Black youth. These observations are lost within the Black/African American race classification and additional work is needed to confirm and further explore these findings.
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