Racial Disparities in Prevalence of Gestational Diabetes by Maternal Nativity and Length of US Residence in an Urban Low-Income Population in the United States

Racial Disparities in Prevalence of Gestational Diabetes by Maternal Nativity and Length of US Residence in an Urban Low-Income Population in the United States

Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Racial/ethnic differences in GDM prevalence have been described, but disparities by nativity and duration of US residence are not well studied. Methods: We analyzed data from 6088 women...

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Main Authors: Lochan M. Shah, MD, Yaa A. Kwapong, MD, MPH, Ellen Boakye, MD, MPH, S. Michelle Ogunwole, MD, Wendy L. Bennett, MD, MPH, Roger S. Blumenthal, MD, Allison G. Hays, MD, Michael J. Blaha, MD, MPH, Khurram Nasir, MD, MPH, MSc, Sammy Zakaria, MD, MPH, Guoying Wang, MD, PhD, Xiaobin Wang, MD, ScD, Garima Sharma, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-06-01
Series:CJC Open
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589790X22000336

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