Association Between Asthma and Obesity Among Immigrant Asian Americans, California Health Interview Survey, 2001–2011

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Becerra, Benjamin J. ; Scroggins, Christy M. ; Becerra, Monideepa B.
• Description:
  Our objective was to study the comorbidity of asthma and obesity among foreign-born Asian Americans, by subgroups. Public data from the California Health Interview Survey, 2001-2011, were analyzed by using independent logistic regressions, yielding the association between asthma and obesity (Asian and standard cutoffs for body mass index BMIs) of 19,841 Asian American immigrant respondents. Chinese, Filipino, South Asian, and Japanese immigrants had a positive association between lifetime asthma and obesity, whereas among Korean immigrants, a positive association was found between lifetime asthma and overweight status (standard BMI cutoffs). Routine screening for this comorbidity is warranted among immigrant Asian Americans.
• Subjects:
  • Brief
• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 11.
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  11
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/26465/cdc_26465_DS1.pdf
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• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
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