Date of this Version
3-16-2014
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Background and aims: The current study evaluates following a special diet with diet quality and comorbidities (hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and obesity) in four racial/ethnic groups diagnosed with prediabetes or “at risk for diabetes”. Methods and results: This is a cross-sectional analysis of data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES), 2007- 2008 and 2009-2010. Sample weights were used to achieve a representative sample. Data were available for N = 2666 adults, aged ≥20 years (508 Mexican American, 294, Other Hispanic, 616 Black non-Hispanic, and 1248 White non-Hispanic) who were medically diagnosed with either prediabetes or “at risk for diabetes”. Those reporting following a special diet had greater odds of meeting saturated fat guidelines (
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Vaccaro, Joan A.; Safina, Daniela; Grunspan, Lauren; and Huffman, Fatma G., "Dietary Quality and Comorbidities of Adults at Medical Risk for Diabetes" (2014). Department of Dietetics and Nutrition. 4.
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Originally published in Open Journal of Preventative Medicine