Obesity and Modifiable Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Among Chinese Americans in New York City, 2009–2012

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Kwon, Simona C. ; Wyatt, Laura C. ; Li, Shijian ; Islam, Nadia S. ; Yi, Stella S. ; Trinh-Shevrin, Chau
• Description:
  We used the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Across the US (REACH US) Risk Factor Survey from 2009 through 2012 to examine the association between body mass index (BMI, calculated as kg/m(2)) and 3 cardiovascular disease risk factors among Chinese Americans in New York City. We used traditional BMI cut points and cut points modified for the Asian population. Compared with normal/underweight Chinese American adults (BMI <23.0), obese Chinese American adults (BMI ≥27.5) had significantly higher odds of having each risk factor in fully adjusted logistic regression models: diabetes (odds ratio OR, 4.2; 95% confidence interval CI, 2.8-6.2), high blood pressure (OR, 5.5; 95% CI, 3.9-7.7), and high cholesterol (OR, 1.7; 95% CI, 1.2-2.4). Regression results were similar across BMI definitions, suggesting that both BMI categorizations should be considered in CVD research among Chinese Americans.
• Subjects:
  • Brief
• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 14.
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd14.160582
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Pubmed ID:
  28493814
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5427778
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  P60 MD000538/MD/NIMHD NIH HHS/United States ; U48 DP005008/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States ; U58 DP005621/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States ; UL1 TR001445/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States
• Volume:
  14
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/45890/cdc_45890_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 221.84 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
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