PMID: 22338330Feb 18, 2012Paper

Migration and diabetes in British Columbia and Quebec: prevalence and health service utilization.

Canadian Journal of Public Health = Revue Canadienne De Santé Publique
Feng WangHoward Morrison

Abstract

This study describes prevalence of diabetes among immigrants and health service utilization among diabetic immigrants in British Columbia (BC) and Quebec (QC). Immigrants to BC and QC between 1985 and 1999 were identified. Using age-standardized rate ratios, they were compared with a matched comparison group with respect to their diabetes prevalence and, among those with diabetes, physician service utilization. Immigrant women in both provinces and men in BC had higher rates of diabetes compared to the matched comparison group. Rates varied by region of birth and language ability. Diabetes prevalence rate ratios increased with length of stay in BC. Diabetic immigrants had lower rates of physician visits than diabetic comparisons. This gap decreased commensurate with immigrants' length of stay in BC. Diabetic immigrants who spoke neither official language had similar or higher rates of physician visits compared with immigrants who spoke one or both official languages. Genetic predisposition, lifestyle changes, acculturation, resettlement stress and differential health care access may explain increased prevalence of diabetes among many immigrants. These results can inform diabetes prevention and management programs tailored to th...Continue Reading

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Cell Migration

Cell migration is involved in a variety of physiological and pathological processes such as embryonic development, cancer metastasis, blood vessel formation and remoulding, tissue regeneration, immune surveillance and inflammation. Here is the latest research.

Related Papers

Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry = Journal De L'Académie Canadienne De Psychiatrie De L'enfant Et De L'adolescent
Martin St-AndréJean-Victor P Wittenberg
Revue belge de géographie
C Marios
CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association Journal = Journal De L'Association Medicale Canadienne
B DuvalE Guilbert
Canadian Medical Association Journal
Canadian Medical Association Journal
© 2022 Meta ULC. All rights reserved