Sex Differences in Diabetes Prevalence, Comorbidities, and Health Care Utilization among American Indians Living in the Northern Plains.

Journal: Current developments in nutrition
Published Date: Aug 6, 2019

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The American Indian (AI) population experiences significant diet-related health disparities including diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Owing to the relatively small sample size of AIs, the population is rarely included in large national surveys such as the NHANES. This exclusion hinders efforts to characterize potentially important differences between AI men and women, track the costs of these disparities, and effectively treat and prevent these conditions.

Authors

  • Kimberly R Huyser
    Department of Sociology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
  • Jennifer Rockell
    Telligen, Greenwood Village, CO, USA.
  • Valarie Blue Bird Jernigan
    Center for Indigenous Health Research and Policy, Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa, OK, USA.
  • Tori Taniguchi
    Center for Indigenous Health Research and Policy, Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa, OK, USA.
  • Charlton Wilson
    Indian Health Service, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
  • Spero M Manson
    Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
  • Joan O'Connell
    Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.

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