Type 2 diabetes prevalence in Australia by socio-economic status

Ethnic diversity is increasing through migration in many developed countries. Evidence indicates that type 2 diabetes prevalence varies by ethnicity and socio-economic status, and that in many settings migrants experience a disproportionate burden of disease compared with locally-born groups. Given Australia's multicultural demography, the authors of this paper, "Type 2 diabetes prevalence varies by socio-economic status within and between migrant groups: analysis and implications for Australia" aimed to identify groups at high risk of T2DM in Victoria. Large socio-cultural differences were found to exist where all migrant groups had higher prevalence of T2DM than the Australian-born population, suggesting that with increasing migration there are implications for health service planning and delivery and future policy.

Abouzeid M, Philpot B, Janus ED, Coates MJ, Dunbar JA. (2013). BMC Public Health, 13, 252 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-13-252.