Asian Americans: diabetes prevalence across U.S. and World Health Organization weight classifications.
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ABSTRACT: Objective
To compare diabetes prevalence among Asian Americans by World Health Organization and U.S. BMI classifications.Research design and methods
Data on Asian American adults (n = 7,414) from the National Health Interview Survey for 1997-2005 were analyzed. Diabetes prevalence was estimated across weight and ethnic group strata.Results
Regardless of BMI classification, Asian Indians and Filipinos had the highest prevalence of overweight (34-47 and 35-47%, respectively, compared with 20-38% in Chinese; P < 0.05). Asian Indians also had the highest ethnic-specific diabetes prevalence (ranging from 6-7% among the normal weight to 19-33% among the obese) compared with non-Hispanic whites: odds ratio (95% CI) for Asian Indians 2.0 (1.5-2.6), adjusted for age and sex, and 3.1 (2.4-4.0) with additional adjustment for BMI.Conclusions
Asian Indian ethnicity, but not other Asian ethnicities, was strongly associated with diabetes. Weight classification as a marker of diabetes risk may need to accommodate differences across Asian subgroups.
SUBMITTER: Oza-Frank R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2732150 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Asian Americans: diabetes prevalence across U.S. and World Health Organization weight classifications.
Oza-Frank Reena R Ali Mohammed K MK Vaccarino Viola V Narayan K M Venkat KM
Diabetes care 20090609 9
<h4>Objective</h4>To compare diabetes prevalence among Asian Americans by World Health Organization and U.S. BMI classifications.<h4>Research design and methods</h4>Data on Asian American adults (n = 7,414) from the National Health Interview Survey for 1997-2005 were analyzed. Diabetes prevalence was estimated across weight and ethnic group strata.<h4>Results</h4>Regardless of BMI classification, Asian Indians and Filipinos had the highest prevalence of overweight (34-47 and 35-47%, respectively ...[more]
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