Lenny López|Richard W. Grant|Lisa Marceau|Rebecca Piccolo|John B. McKinlay|James B. Meigs
Association of Acculturation and Health Literacy with Prevalent Dysglycemia and Diabetes Control Among Latinos in the Boston Area Community Health (BACH) Survey
University of California, San Francisco|Kaiser Permanente|New England Research Institutes|New England Research Institutes|New England Research Institutes|Massachusetts General Hospital
study assessed effect acculturation type 2 diabetes whether health literacy may mediate association boston area community health cohort multistage stratified random sample adults boston including 744 latinos defined dysglycemia hba1c 57 multivariable analyses examined associations acculturation health literacy adjusting demographic clinical variables similar analyses performed among participants hba1c 70 assess association acculturation diabetes control among insured primarily foreign born spanish speaking latino population long residence period us good healthcare utilization higher levels acculturation associated dysglycemia lower levels acculturation associated worse diabetes control health literacy level modify associations elucidating components heterogeneity among latinos essential understanding influence acculturation diabetes