Peer Reviewed: Comparison of Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations Related to Diabetes Among Native Hawaiian Chinese Filipino and Japanese Elderly Compared with Whites Hawai‘i December 2006–December 2010

摘要

IntroductionApproximately 25% of individuals aged 65 years or older in the United States have diabetes mellitus. Diabetes rates in this age group are higher for Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AA/PI) than for whites. We examined racial/ethnic differences in diabetes-related potentially preventable hospitalizations (DRPH) among people aged 65 years or older for Japanese, Chinese, Filipinos, Native Hawaiians, and whites.