1380-P: Heterogeneity in the Association of Diet and Obesity in Asian, Pacific Islander, and Multiracial People

Background: Disaggregation of Asian, Pacific Islander (PI), and multiracial API people is needed to assess the subgroup-specific impact of diabetes. This study examined the association between diet quality and obesity. Methods: We used CVD case-control data from two integrated healthcare systems. Diet was measured using the Rapid Eating and Activity for Patient Survey. Results: Among all groups, Native Hawaiians had the lowest mean diet quality while Asian Indians had the highest diet quality (Table 1). Better diet was associated with lower odds of obesity in all groups except Japanese, Native Hawaiian, Other PI, and some multiracial groups after adjustment (Table 2). Conclusion: For some race groups better diet quality was associated with lower odds of obesity. Future work should examine groups where this was not the case.