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Title: Prevalence of Diagnosed Diabetes and Related Risk Factors: Japanese Adults in Westchester County, New York

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Publication Year: 2003

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Abstract: Following migration to the West, intergenerational increases in the prevalence of diabetes among Japanese have been reported.1,2 Diabetes prevalence among second- and third-generation Japanese American adults was considerably higher compared with the rates in Japan.3,4 This phenomenon has generated the "Westernization hypothesis," whereby gradual adaptation of a Western lifestyle, including a high-fat diet and physical inactivity, contributes to an increase in diabetes.5The extent to which the prevalence of diabetes is high among all Japanese populations in the United States and its regional variation are unknown. East Coast Japanese, who tend to be less acculturated newcomers,6 are likely to have a different profile of diabetes prevalence and associated risk compared with West Coast Japanese. Information specific to geographically defined ethnic groups is needed to tailor interventions and preventive services. We report the results of a 1999 mail survey of the largest Japanese residential community in New York State.

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Authors: Melnik, TA; Hosler, AS

Periodical (Full): American Journal of Public Health

Issue: 8

Volume: 93

Pages: 1279-1281

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Fertility and Mortality, Migration and Immigration, Race and Ethnicity

Countries: United States