IDF21-0578 Association between immigration-status and diabetes-related adverse outcomes in Canada

Abstract

Background: Canada has a large and growing population of immigrants from diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds. Recent immigrants tend to be healthier than the non-immigrant population, a phenomenon known as the ‘healthy immigrant effect’. However, the prevalence and associated risk factors of diabetes is higher amongst immigrants, with non-White immigrants having the highest burden when compared to White immigrants and Canadian-born residents. Despite evidence of higher diabetes prevalence amongst non-white immigrants, no studies have examined whether rates of diabetes-related adverse outcomes of immigrants differs from non-immigrants by race/ethnicity.