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Immigration Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Awareness
Journal of immigrant and minority health, v 14(6), pp 918-925
01 Dec 2012
PMID: 22210443
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Abstract
The association between immigration status and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor awareness is unknown. Using physical examination-based data and participants' self-report of prior diagnosis, we assessed immigration-based disparities in awareness of diabetes, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and overweight among 12,124 participants in the 2003-2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Unawareness of CVD risk factors is high among all groups, but tends to be higher among foreign-born English and non-English speaking participants than among US-born participants. After adjusting for demographic factors and access to health care, foreign-born participants appear more likely to be unaware of their hypertension and overweight than US-born participants. Immigrants are more likely than those born in the US to be unaware of their CVD risk factors, and therefore may be less motivated to seek treatment and modify their behavior to prevent negative CVD outcomes.
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- Title
- Immigration Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Awareness
- Creators
- Brent A. Langellier - University of California, Los AngelesJeremiah R. Garza - University of California, Los AngelesDeborah Glik - University of California, Los AngelesMichael L. Prelip - University of California, Los AngelesRon Brookmeyer - University of California, Los AngelesChristian K. Roberts - University of California, Los AngelesAnne Peters - Keck Hospital of USCAlexander N. Ortega - Temple University
- Publication Details
- Journal of immigrant and minority health, v 14(6), pp 918-925
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 8
- Grant note
- P50HL105188 / NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative; Health Management and Policy
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000311030400003
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84871993735
- Other Identifier
- 991019296802504721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health