Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Volume 17, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 781-790

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

Bharmal N.* , Kaplan R.M. , Shapiro M.F. , Mangione C.M. , Kagawa-Singer M. , Wong M.D. , McCarthy W.J.
  • a Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, University of California, 911 Broxton Avenue, Room 203, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1769, United States
  • b National Institutes of Health, Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, Bethesda, MD, United States
  • c Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, University of California, 911 Broxton Avenue, Room 203, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1769, United States
  • d Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, University of California, 911 Broxton Avenue, Room 203, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1769, United States
  • e Department of Community Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
  • f Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, University of California, 911 Broxton Avenue, Room 203, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1769, United States
  • g Department of Health Policy and Management, Department of Psychology, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, United States, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control Research, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

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 <15 years was significantly associated with overweight/obese BMI (OR 0.59; 95 % CI 0.35, 0.98 for 5 to <10 years), daily consumption of 5+  servings of fruits/vegetables (OR 0.37; 95 % CI 0.15, 0.94 for 10 to <15 years), and sedentary lifestyle (OR 2.11; 95 % CI 1.17, 3.81 for 10 to <15 years) compared with duration of residence ≥15 years after adjusting for illness burden, healthcare access, and socio-demographic characteristics. Duration of residence was not significantly associated with other CVD risk factors. Duration of residence is an important correlate of overweight/obesity and other risk factors among South Asian immigrants. © 2013, Springer Science+Business Media New York.

Author Keywords

immigrants risk factors United States Asian Americans Acculturation cardiovascular disease

Index Keywords

Cardiovascular Diseases human epidemiology middle aged Asian continental ancestry group time factor Time Factors Aged Health Surveys ethnology Young Adult Humans migrant Adolescent California male Emigrants and Immigrants Southeast Asia Acculturation Aged, 80 and over female very elderly risk factor Risk Factors cultural factor adult Asia, Southeastern health survey
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84930081097&doi=10.1007%2fs10903-013-9973-7&partnerID=40&md5=9eeda74cad23a7dd73e5f7a295a4f8bf
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-013-9973-7
ISSN: 15571912
Cited by: 9
Original Language: English