Race/Ethnicity and Other Predictors of Early-Onset Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in the US Population.

Objectives: Among US adults aged 20 + years in the USA with previously diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), we aimed to estimate the prevalence of early-onset T2DM (onset at age < 50.5 years) and to test associations between early-onset T2DM and race/ethnicity, and other hypothesized predictors.

Methods: We pooled data from the annual National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) over the years 2001 through 2018.

Retirement status and physical activity in US adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus: Influence of sex, race/ethnicity and acculturation level.

Aims: We aimed to assess the association between retirement status and recreational physical activity (rPA) in US adults with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), while accounting for potential modification effects.

Methods: We extracted data from the 2007-2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. We used logistic regression models to evaluate the association between self-reported retirement status and high rPA (i.

Humero-femoral index and diabetes risk in the US population- a case study.

Background: The between-subject variability in diabetes risk persists in epidemiological studies, even after accounting for obesity. We investigated whether the humero-femoral index (HFI) was associated with prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and assessed the incremental value of HFI as a marker of T2DM.

Methods: This population-based cross-sectional study used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 1999 to 2018.

Canadians Adults Fail Their Dietary Quality Examination Twice.

For many years, dietary quality among Canadians has been assessed using an index that gives criticized scores and does not allow for comparison with Americans. In Canadians aged ≥19 years, we aimed to (1) determine the dietary quality by using a more widely used evidence-based index that has shown associations with health outcomes, the alternative Healthy Eating Index (aHEI-2010); (2) assess changes in aHEI-2010 score and its components between 2004 and 2015; and (3) identify factors associated with aHEI-2010 score. We relied on the Canadian Community Health Survey 2004 (n = 35,107) and 2015 (n = 20,487).

Exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and glycemic control in older US adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Background: Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been associated with impaired glucose homeostasis. We aimed to examine associations of serum concentrations of PFAS with poor glycemic control (PGC) in US adults aged ≥65 years with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Methods: We abstracted data from the 1999 to 2018 NHANES examination.