Preventing Chronic Disease | Association Between Asthma andObesity Among Immigrant Asian Americans, California HealthInterview Survey, 2001-2011 - CDC
Our objective was to study the comorbidity of asthma and obesity among foreign-born Asian Americans, by subgroups. Public data from the California Health Interview Survey, 2001–2011, were analyzed by using independent logistic regressions, yielding the association between asthma and obesity (Asian and standard cutoffs for body mass index [BMIs]) of 19,841 Asian American immigrant respondents. Chinese, Filipino, South Asian, and Japanese immigrants had a positive association between lifetime asthma and obesity, whereas among Korean immigrants, a positive association was found between lifetime asthma and overweight status (standard BMI cutoffs). Routine screening for this comorbidity is warranted among immigrant Asian Americans.
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- SourceUrl: http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0333.htm
- Syndication ID: 12100
- Language: English
- Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Date Syndication Captured: Monday, May 23, 2016 at 10:52 PM
- Date Syndication Updated: Monday, May 23, 2016 at 11:39 PM
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asthma
CDC
obesity
immigrant
overweight
asian american
Preventing Chronic Disease
PCD
body mass index
California Health Interview Survey
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