The Association of Duration of Residence in the United States with Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Among South Asian Immigrants

South Asians are disproportionately impacted by cardiovascular disease (CVD). Our objective was to examine the association between duration of residence in the US and CVD risk factors among South Asian adult immigrants. Multivariate logistic regression analyses using pooled data from the 2005, 2007,...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of immigrant and minority health 2015-06, Vol.17 (3), p.781-790
Hauptverfasser:	Bharmal, Nazleen, Kaplan, Robert M., Shapiro, Martin F., Mangione, Carol M., Kagawa-Singer, Marjorie, Wong, Mitchell D., McCarthy, William J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acculturation Adolescent Adult Adults Aged Aged, 80 and over Asia, Southeastern - ethnology Asian Americans Asian Continental Ancestry Group Asian people Body mass index California - epidemiology Cardiovascular disease Cardiovascular diseases Cardiovascular Diseases - etiology Comparative Law Diabetes Diet Emigrants and Immigrants Exercise Female Fruits Health risk assessment Health risks Health Surveys Humans Immigrants International & Foreign Law Lifestyles Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Middle Aged Minority & ethnic groups Noncitizens Nutrition research Obesity ORIGINAL PAPER Overweight Population Private International Law Public Health Risk Factors Sedentary behavior Smoking Sociology Studies Time Factors Vegetables Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	South Asians are disproportionately impacted by cardiovascular disease (CVD). Our objective was to examine the association between duration of residence in the US and CVD risk factors among South Asian adult immigrants. Multivariate logistic regression analyses using pooled data from the 2005, 2007, 2009 California Health Interview Surveys. Duration of residence in the US
ISSN:	1557-1912 1557-1920
DOI:	10.1007/s10903-013-9973-7