Which ethnic groups in the United States have higher rates of diabetes mellitus than non-Hispanic white people?
a. Pima Indians
b. Alaskan Natives
c. Cuban Americans
d. Native Americans
e. African Americans
f. Mexican Americans
A, B, D, E, F
a. Correct. Pima Indians who live in southwestern United States have the highest incidence of diabetes mellitus in the world.
b. Correct. Alaskan Natives have an incidence of diabetes mellitus of 14.2%.
c. Incorrect. Cuban Americans have the lowest rates of diabetes mellitus.
d. Correct. Native Americans have diabetes at a rate of 6% to 29.3%.
e. Correct. African Americans are 1.8 times more likely to have diabetes mellitus.
f. Correct. Mexican Americans have the highest incidence of diabetes mellitus in the United States. The rate of diabetes mellitus for non-Hispanic whites in the United States was 6.6% in 2007.
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