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New study published: Reassessing Established Assumptions of Dietary Habits in the USA in the Context of Migration and Acculturation: a Qualitative Study of Latino Immigrants

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40615-024-01967-5

I participated in the 2024 Society of Behavioral Medicine scientific meeting and presented data from our study examining potential associations between Father Support and Daughter's Physical Activity, utilizing data from Dr. Elva Arredondo's pilot randomized clinical  trial, Conmigo, a 12-week intervention aimed at promoting physical activity among Latina mothers and their pre-teen daughters. 


New in! Our manuscript analyzing data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) to assess the association of race, ethnicity, and educational attainment with prediabetes prevalence and awareness is now live!

Check the full manuscript at Frontiers: 

Prediabetes prevalence and awareness by race, ethnicity, and educational attainment among U.S. adultsIntroductionRacial and ethnic minority groups and individuals with limited educational attainment experience a disproportionate burden of diabetes. Prediabetes represents a high-risk state for developing type 2 diabetes, but most adults with prediabetes are unaware of having the condition. Uncovering whether racial, ethnic, or educational disparities also occur in the prediabetes stage could help inform strategies to support health equity in preventing type 2 diabetes and its complications. We examined the prevalence of prediabetes and prediabetes awareness, with corresponding prevalence ratios according to race, ethnicity, and educational attainment.MethodsThis study was a pooled cross-sectional analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data from 2011 to March 2020. The final sample comprised 10,262 U.S. adults who self-reported being Asian, Black, Hispanic, or White. Prediabetes was defined using hemoglobin A1c and fasting plasma glucose values. Those with prediabetes were classified as “aware” or “unaware” based on survey responses. We calculated prevalence ratios (PR) to assess the relationship between race, ethnicity, and educational attainment with prediabetes and prediabetes awareness, controlling for sociodemographic, health and healthcare-related, and clinical characteristics.ResultsIn fully adjusted logistic regression models, Asian, Black, and Hispanic adults had a statistically significant higher risk of prediabetes than White adults (PR:...