Reflections on our Results
Diabetes
Thank you HCHS/SOL participants!
Participants like you helped us see that the risk of diabetes can be reduced by walking daily.
For prevention, try a brisk 30-minute walk each day.
We found that these factors may be linked to a higher risk of diabetes:
- Living in the US for 10 years or more.
- Sleep apnea, older age, and excess body weight. Sleep apnea is an involuntary brief stoppage of breathing that occurs during sleep.
- Lack of social support.
Learn more about prevention here.
Comments or questions? Email hchsadministration@unc.edu to contact us.
The Hispanic Community Health Study / Study of Latinos is sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and six other centers and Institutes of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
Narration: Rosa Padilla, San Diego State University
Music: “Hand in Hand” by Nicolai Heidlas