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Residential Segregation and Diabetes Risk among Latinos
Diana S Grigsby-Toussaint1, Antwan Jones2, Jessica Kubo3
11. Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Objective:
To examine whether residence in ethnically segregated metropolitan areas is associated with increased diabetes risk for Latinos in the United States.
Methods:
Population data from the 2005 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and the 2005 American Community Survey were used to determine whether higher levels of Latino-White segregation across metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) in the United States is associated with increased diabetes risk among Latinos (n=7462).
Results:
No significant relationship (P<.05) between levels of segregation and diabetes risk was observed.
Conclusion:
The research literature examining the impact of residential segregation on health outcomes remains equivocal for Latinos.
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