Kerstin M Reinschmidt, Alicia L Salvatore, Li Ji, Karla J Finnell, Angel E Giron Lopez, Eric R Bump, Timothy J Philip, Julie A Stoner
Background –: Diabetes, a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States, disproportionally affects minority populations. In 2015, Hispanics, the largest minority in the country, had the third highest rate of diabetes prevalence and the third highest age-adjusted rate of diabetes-related mortality. Substantial progress in understanding diabetes disparities nationally and in many areas of the country has been made. However, little is known about diabetes and related mortality among Hispanics in Oklahoma, which is known as a Hispanic "new Settlement" state due to the relatively recent and substantial growth of this population...
July 2020: Journal of the Oklahoma State Medical Association