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Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 5/2010

01-10-2010 | Original Paper

Metabolic Syndrome and its Risk Factors in Bangladeshi Immigrant Men in the USA

Authors: Nahid J. Rianon, Rafia S. Rasu

Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health | Issue 5/2010

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Abstract

Higher prevalence of metabolic syndrome risk factors and lowest self-rated health status (SRHS) were reported in Bangladeshi men compared to other South Asian immigrant men in the UK. No information is available on metabolic syndrome and its distribution among Bangladeshi men in the USA. We investigated metabolic syndrome, its association with SRHS and its distribution in Bangladeshi men in Houston, Texas, USA. Data for 91 men (age 46 ± 8 years) were drawn from a cross-sectional study on coronary artery disease in Bangladeshi immigrant men, Texas, 2007. Multivariate logistic models investigated association between metabolic syndrome and SRHS controlling for demographics, behavioral factors and intra-community variation based on social clustering. Prevalence of metabolic syndrome was 38%. SRHS (OR, 95% CI = 4.90, 1.11–21.57) and intra-community variation (4.10, 1.32–12.71) were independent indicators of metabolic syndrome in our participants. Dietary habits may have contributed to the intra-community variation that warrants investigation.
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Metadata
Title
Metabolic Syndrome and its Risk Factors in Bangladeshi Immigrant Men in the USA
Authors
Nahid J. Rianon
Rafia S. Rasu
Publication date
01-10-2010
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health / Issue 5/2010
Print ISSN: 1557-1912
Electronic ISSN: 1557-1920
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-009-9233-z

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