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Ogungbe O, Turkson-Ocran RA, Nkimbeng M, Cudjoe J, Miller HN, Baptiste D, Himmelfarb CD, Davidson P, Cooper LA, Commodore-Mensah Y. Social determinants of hypertension and diabetes among African immigrants: the African immigrants health study. ETHNICITY & HEALTH 2022; 27:1345-1357. [PMID: 33550838 DOI: 10.1080/13557858.2021.1879026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Accepted: 01/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To examine the association between social determinants of health, hypertension, and diabetes among African immigrants. METHODS The African Immigrant Health Study was a cross-sectional study of the health of African immigrants in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. The outcomes of interest were self-reported diagnoses of hypertension and diabetes. Logistic regression was used to examine the relationship between educational status, employment, income, social support, health insurance, and self-reported diagnoses of hypertension and diabetes, adjusting for age, sex, and length of stay in the U.S. RESULTS A total of 465 participants with mean (±SD) age 47 (±11.5) years were included. Sixty percent were women, 64% had a college degree or higher, 83% were employed, 67% had health insurance, and 70% were married/cohabitating. Over half (60%) of the participants had lived in the United States for ≥ 10 years, and 84% were overweight/obese. The overall prevalence of hypertension and diabetes was 32% and 13%, respectively. The odds of diabetes was higher (aOR: 5.00, 95% CI: 2.13, 11.11) among those who were unemployed than among those who were employed, and the odds of hypertension was higher among those who had health insurance (aOR:1.73, 95% CI: 1.00, 3.00) than among those who did not. CONCLUSIONS Among African immigrants, those who were unemployed had a higher likelihood of a self-reported diagnosis of diabetes than those who were employed. Also, people who had health insurance were more likely to self-report a diagnosis of hypertension. Additional studies are needed to further understand the influence of social determinants of health on hypertension and diabetes to develop health policies and interventions to improve the cardiovascular health of African immigrants.
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- Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Farid D, Li P, Da Costa D, Afif W, Szabo J, Dasgupta K, Rahme E. Depression, diabetes and immigration status: a retrospective cohort study using the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. CMAJ Open 2022; 10:E508-E518. [PMID: 35700994 PMCID: PMC9343120 DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20210019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND A bidirectional association between depression and diabetes exists, but has not been evaluated in the context of immigrant status. Given that social determinants of health differ between immigrants and nonimmigrants, we evaluated the association between diabetes and depression incidence, depression and diabetes incidence, and whether immigrant status modified this association, among immigrants and nonimmigrants in Canada. METHODS We employed a retrospective cohort design using data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging Comprehensive cohort (baseline [2012-2015] and 3-year follow-up [2015-2018]). We defined participants as having diabetes if they self-reported it or if their glycated hemoglobin A1c level was 7% or more; we defined participants as having depression if their Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression score was 10 or higher or if they were currently undergoing depression treatment. We excluded those with baseline depression (Cohort 1) and baseline diabetes (Cohort 2) to evaluate the associations between diabetes and depression incidence, and between depression and diabetes incidence, respectively. We constructed logistic regression models with interaction by immigrant status. RESULTS Cohort 1 (n = 20 723; mean age 62.7 yr, standard deviation [SD] 10.1 yr; 47.6% female) included 3766 (18.2%) immigrants. Among immigrants, 16.4% had diabetes, compared with 15.6% among nonimmigrants. Diabetes was associated with an increased risk of depression in nonimmigrants (adjusted odds ratio [OR] 1.27, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.08-1.49), but not in immigrants (adjusted OR 1.12, 95% CI 0.80-1.56). Younger age, female sex, weight change, poor sleep quality and pain increased depression risk. Cohort 2 (n = 22 054; mean age 62.1 yr, SD 10.1 yr; 52.2% female) included 3913 (17.7%) immigrants. Depression was associated with an increased risk of diabetes in both nonimmigrants (adjusted OR 1.39, 95% CI 1.16-1.68) and immigrants (adjusted OR 1.60, 95% CI 1.08-2.37). Younger age, male sex, waist circumference, weight change, hypertension and heart disease increased diabetes risk. INTERPRETATION We found an overall bidirectional association between diabetes and depression that was not significantly modified by immigrant status. Screening for diabetes for people with depression and screening for depression for those with diabetes should be considered.
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- Doaa Farid
- Department of Family Medicine (Farid, Szabo), McGill University; Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (Farid, Li, Da Costa, Dasgupta, Rahme), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Department of Pediatrics (Li), and Division of Clinical Epidemiology (Da Costa, Rahme), Department of Medicine, McGill University; Division of Gastroenterology (Afif), Department of Medicine, and Chronic Viral Illnesses Service (Szabo), McGill University Health Centre; Division of General Internal Medicine (Dasgupta), Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, Que
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- Department of Family Medicine (Farid, Szabo), McGill University; Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (Farid, Li, Da Costa, Dasgupta, Rahme), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Department of Pediatrics (Li), and Division of Clinical Epidemiology (Da Costa, Rahme), Department of Medicine, McGill University; Division of Gastroenterology (Afif), Department of Medicine, and Chronic Viral Illnesses Service (Szabo), McGill University Health Centre; Division of General Internal Medicine (Dasgupta), Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, Que
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- Department of Family Medicine (Farid, Szabo), McGill University; Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (Farid, Li, Da Costa, Dasgupta, Rahme), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Department of Pediatrics (Li), and Division of Clinical Epidemiology (Da Costa, Rahme), Department of Medicine, McGill University; Division of Gastroenterology (Afif), Department of Medicine, and Chronic Viral Illnesses Service (Szabo), McGill University Health Centre; Division of General Internal Medicine (Dasgupta), Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, Que
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- Department of Family Medicine (Farid, Szabo), McGill University; Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (Farid, Li, Da Costa, Dasgupta, Rahme), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Department of Pediatrics (Li), and Division of Clinical Epidemiology (Da Costa, Rahme), Department of Medicine, McGill University; Division of Gastroenterology (Afif), Department of Medicine, and Chronic Viral Illnesses Service (Szabo), McGill University Health Centre; Division of General Internal Medicine (Dasgupta), Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, Que
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- Department of Family Medicine (Farid, Szabo), McGill University; Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (Farid, Li, Da Costa, Dasgupta, Rahme), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Department of Pediatrics (Li), and Division of Clinical Epidemiology (Da Costa, Rahme), Department of Medicine, McGill University; Division of Gastroenterology (Afif), Department of Medicine, and Chronic Viral Illnesses Service (Szabo), McGill University Health Centre; Division of General Internal Medicine (Dasgupta), Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, Que
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- Department of Family Medicine (Farid, Szabo), McGill University; Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (Farid, Li, Da Costa, Dasgupta, Rahme), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Department of Pediatrics (Li), and Division of Clinical Epidemiology (Da Costa, Rahme), Department of Medicine, McGill University; Division of Gastroenterology (Afif), Department of Medicine, and Chronic Viral Illnesses Service (Szabo), McGill University Health Centre; Division of General Internal Medicine (Dasgupta), Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, Que
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- Department of Family Medicine (Farid, Szabo), McGill University; Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (Farid, Li, Da Costa, Dasgupta, Rahme), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Department of Pediatrics (Li), and Division of Clinical Epidemiology (Da Costa, Rahme), Department of Medicine, McGill University; Division of Gastroenterology (Afif), Department of Medicine, and Chronic Viral Illnesses Service (Szabo), McGill University Health Centre; Division of General Internal Medicine (Dasgupta), Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, Que.
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Jia J, Nie XF, Ke L, Liu B, Wang WR. Mental Health and its Influencing Factors Among Immigrants with Chronic Diseases in China. J Immigr Minor Health 2022; 24:1269-1280. [PMID: 35000054 PMCID: PMC8742701 DOI: 10.1007/s10903-021-01311-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Immigrants are a special group in society, and their health is of great concern. Few studies have targeted this population in China. A cross-sectional descriptive correlational study was conducted from July to August 2018 in Hubei Province, China. Chi-square tests, Z-tests and multivariable linear regression analysis were performed to analyze the data using SPSS 24.0. A total of 1068 questionnaires were distributed. The results showed that the variables that affected the mental health of the immigrants with chronic diseases included gender, annual income, life events (L), negative emotion (NE), negative coping styles (NC) and objective support (OS) (p ≤ 0.05). Future research should focus on the physical and mental health of different immigrant groups and design effective, individualized interventions to improve the health status of immigrants, especially those with chronic diseases.
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- Jia Jia
- School of Nursing, Hubei University of Medicine, 30 Renmin South Rd., Shi Yan, 422000, Maojian District, China
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- School of Nursing, Hubei University of Medicine, 30 Renmin South Rd., Shi Yan, 422000, Maojian District, China.
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- School of Nursing, Hubei University of Medicine, 30 Renmin South Rd., Shi Yan, 422000, Maojian District, China
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- School of Nursing, Hubei University of Medicine, 30 Renmin South Rd., Shi Yan, 422000, Maojian District, China
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- School of Nursing, Hubei University of Medicine, 30 Renmin South Rd., Shi Yan, 422000, Maojian District, China
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