Prevalence of prediabetes and diabetes vary by ethnicity among U.S. Asian adults at healthy weight, overweight, and obesity ranges: an electronic health record study

• Main Authors: William S. Vicks (Author), Joan C. Lo (Author), Lynn Guo (Author), Jamal S. Rana (Author), Sherry Zhang (Author), Nirmala D. Ramalingam (Author), Nancy P. Gordon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Asian adults develop Type 2 diabetes at a lower body mass index (BMI) compared to other racial/ethnic groups. We examined the variation in prevalence of prediabetes and diabetes among Asian ethnic groups within weight strata by comparing middle-aged Chinese, Filipino, South Asian...