Health Behaviors and Obesity among Hispanics with Depression, United States 2006

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• Alternative Title:
  Ethn Dis
• Personal Author:
  Chowdhury, Pranesh P. ; Balluz, Lina S. ; Zhao, Guixiang ; Town, Machell
• Description:
  Objective ; To examine the differences in health behaviors, and obesity between Hispanics and non-Hispanic Whites with depression. ; Design ; Depression data were gathered from 38 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands using the 2006 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, a state-based random-digit-dialed telephone survey of adults aged ≥18 years (n=156,991). The Patient Health Questionnaire 8 was used to determine current depression. Lifetime diagnosis of depression was assessed by self-report of physician diagnosis. Prevalence ratios were calculated to examine the racial/ethnic differences in leisure-time physical activity, cigarette smoking, binge drinking, heavy drinking and obesity among people with current depression and lifetime diagnosis of depression. ; Results ; There were significant differences in age, education, and health care coverage between Hispanics and non-Hispanic Whites with current depression and lifetime diagnosis of depression. Hispanics with current depression and with lifetime diagnosis of depression were more likely to be obese than non-Hispanic Whites. After adjusting for demographic factors, health care coverage, and self-rated health status, Hispanics with current depression were 17% more likely not to participate in leisure-time physical activity and 42% less likely to be a current cigarette smoker compared with non-Hispanic Whites. Hispanics with lifetime diagnosis of depression were 14% more likely not to participate in leisure-time physical activity and 44% less likely to be a current cigarette smoker than non-Hispanic Whites after adjusting for confounders. ; Conclusions ; Public health intervention programs are needed to promote healthy behaviors especially physical activity participation with in the Hispanic community, and paying particular attention to people who already are depressed.
• Keywords:
  • Depression
  • Ethnicity
  • Hispanics
  • Physical Activity
  • BRFSS
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Female
  • Health Behavior
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• Source:
  Ethn Dis. 24(1):92-96
• Pubmed ID:
  24620454
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5821054
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  24
• Issue:
  1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/52045/cdc_52045_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 310.10 KB]
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  CDC Public Access
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  urn:sha256:cc182011fbb28f1ec6da14d2d84eff43d7a855000cc136b884a3e2b35dd072a6