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Healthy Eating Index and Alternate Healthy Eating Index among Haitian Americans and African Americans with and without Type 2 Diabetes
Joint Authors
Vaccaro, Joan Anne
Zarini, Gustavo G.
Gundupalli, Deva
Huffman, Fatma G.
Exebio, Joel C.
De La Cera, Maurcio
Shaban, Lamya
Source
Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-12-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Ethnicities within Black populations have not been distinguished in most nutrition studies.
We sought to examine dietary differences between African Americans (AA) and Haitian Americans (HA) with and without type 2 diabetes using the Healthy Eating Index, 2005 (HEI-05), and the Alternate Healthy Eating Index (AHEI).
The design was cross-sectional N=471 (225 AA, 246 HA) and recruitment was by community outreach.
The eating indices were calculated from data collected with the Harvard food-frequency questionnaire.
African Americans had lower HEI-05 scores β=−10.9 (−8.67, 13.1); SE=1.12, P<.001 than HA.
Haitian American females and AA males had higher AHEI than AA females and HA males, respectively, (P=.006) adjusting for age and education.
Participants with diabetes had higher adherence to the HEI-05 β=3.90 (1.78, 6.01), SE=1.08, P<.001 and lower adherence to the AHEI β=−9.73 (16.3, −3.19), SE=3.33, P=.004, than participants without diabetes.
The findings underscore the importance of disaggregating ethnicities and disease state when assessing diet.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Huffman, Fatma G.& De La Cera, Maurcio& Vaccaro, Joan Anne& Zarini, Gustavo G.& Exebio, Joel C.& Gundupalli, Deva…[et al.]. 2011. Healthy Eating Index and Alternate Healthy Eating Index among Haitian Americans and African Americans with and without Type 2 Diabetes. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Huffman, Fatma G.…[et al.]. Healthy Eating Index and Alternate Healthy Eating Index among Haitian Americans and African Americans with and without Type 2 Diabetes. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Huffman, Fatma G.& De La Cera, Maurcio& Vaccaro, Joan Anne& Zarini, Gustavo G.& Exebio, Joel C.& Gundupalli, Deva…[et al.]. Healthy Eating Index and Alternate Healthy Eating Index among Haitian Americans and African Americans with and without Type 2 Diabetes. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-8.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-469007