Key result
Hypertension affects ~23% of Los Angeles Asians, peaking among Filipinos and lowest among Chinese.
Why the study?
Few studies have examined the prevalence of hypertension among Asians living in the United States.
What is the prevalence of hypertension among Asians and Asian subgroups in Los Angeles County?
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What is the prevalence of hypertension among Asians and Asian subgroups in Los Angeles County?
Hypertension prevalence varies significantly among Asian subgroups in the US, highlighting the need for culturally sensitive prevention and control strategies.
Highlights need for disaggregated Asian American hypertension screening; leaves open causal pathways and targeted interventions.
Few studies have examined the prevalence of hypertension among Asians living in the United States. Multiyear data from the Los Angeles County Health Survey were used to investigate the prevalence of hypertension among Asians and Asian subgroups, and risk factors associated with the disease, using descriptive analysis and multivariate logistic regression. Age-adjusted prevalence of hypertension in Asians was 23.4%. Among Asian subgroups, age-adjusted prevalence of hypertension was lowest among Chinese (20.0%), and highest among Filipinos (32.7%), and several factors were identified as associated with hypertension. Hypertension among Asian-Americans is a serious public health concern, requiring culturally sensitive best practices, and evidence-based approaches to improve prevention and control among Asians.
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Du et al. (2017) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension. Asian race/ethnicity was evaluated on Age-adjusted prevalence of hypertension. The age-adjusted prevalence of hypertension among Asians in Los Angeles County was 23.4%, with the lowest prevalence among Chinese (20.0%) and the highest among Filipinos (32.7%).
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