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28-11-2022 | Original Article

Differences in diabetes risk factors among Asian Americans

Authors: Patchareeya Pumpuang Kwan, Jonathan Watts, Jamie Michelle Prudencio, Lawrence Chu, Danielle Erika Co, Edith Chen

Published in: Journal of Public Health | Issue 1/2024

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.

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Title: Differences in diabetes risk factors among Asian Americans
Authors: Patchareeya Pumpuang Kwan
Jonathan Watts
Jamie Michelle Prudencio
Lawrence Chu
Danielle Erika Co
Edith Chen
Publication date: 28-11-2022
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Journal of Public Health / Issue 1/2024
Print ISSN: 2198-1833
Electronic ISSN: 1613-2238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-022-01779-z

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