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- Title
Differences in diabetes risk factors among Asian Americans.
- Authors
Kwan, Patchareeya Pumpuang; Watts, Jonathan; Prudencio, Jamie Michelle; Chu, Lawrence; Co, Danielle Erika; Chen, Edith
- Abstract
Aims: To explore the association between known risk factors for diabetes and diabetes prevalence among disaggregated Asian American sub-ethnic groups and to highlight the importance of looking at data in disaggregated form. Methods: Ten years of data collected by the California Health Interview Survey were pooled and analyzed. Logistic regression models, controlling for age, gender, and marital status, were used for the analysis. Comparisons were made among an aggregated sample of Asian Americans (N = 21,267) and a disaggregated sample of Asian Americans (i.e., Chinese, Japanese, Koreans, Filipinos, South Asians, and Vietnamese). Results: Disaggregated data showed that Korean Americans who smoked had three times the odds of having diabetes compared to non-smoking Korean Americans [OR = 3.02 (95% CI 1.43, 6.39)]. High blood pressure puts both Japanese and Filipino Americans at twice the odds of having diabetes as those who do not have high blood pressure ([OR = 2.23 (95% CI 1.09, 4.54) and [OR = 2.82 (95% CI 1.82, 4.36)], respectively). Although close to 10% of Vietnamese Americans in the sample were current smokers, smoking status was not associated with diabetes. Conclusions: The association between diabetes and known risk factors differ across Asian American sub-ethnic groups. Findings highlight the importance of disaggregated data and discourage a one-size-fits-all approach to diabetes care strategies.
- Subjects
CALIFORNIA; DIABETES risk factors; STATISTICS; SOUTH Asian Americans; HYPERTENSION; MEXICAN Americans; CONFIDENCE intervals; JAPANESE Americans; AGE distribution; DIABETES; ASIAN Americans; KOREAN Americans; RISK assessment; SURVEYS; COMPARATIVE studies; VIETNAMESE Americans; SEX distribution; RESEARCH funding; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; SMOKING; ODDS ratio; LOGISTIC regression analysis; DATA analysis; MARITAL status; BODY mass index; DATA analysis software; SECONDARY analysis; CHINESE Americans; FILIPINO Americans; DISEASE complications
- Publication
Journal of Public Health (09431853), 2024, Vol 32, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0943-1853
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10389-022-01779-z