Author Interviews, CMAJ, Diabetes / 18.09.2013
Diabetes: Increased Mortality Risk in Regardless of Race or Ethnicity
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Dr. Yunsheng Ma MD, PHD, MPH
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine
Department of Medicine
University of Massachusetts Medical School
55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655
MedicalResearch.com: What are the main findings of the study?
Dr. Ma: Regardless of race/ethnicity, diabetes increases the risk of mortality the same compared to non-diabetes among different race/ethnicity. However, since there are higher prevalence of diabetes in Black and Hispanic, death rate due to diabetes is much higher in Black and Hispanic, this is because the diabetes prevalence rates are much higher in these population. Therefore, diabetes prevention is key to reduce diabetes related mortality disparities among racial/ethnic groups.
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