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Overweight and diabetes prevalence among US immigrants

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  • Oza-Frank, R.
  • Venkat Narayan, K.M.

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Objectives. We estimated the prevalence of overweight and diabetes among US immigrants by region of birth. Methods. We analyzed data on 34456 US immigrant adults from the National Health Interview Survey, pooling years 1997 to 2005. We estimated age- and gender-adjusted and multivariable-adjusted overweight and diabetes prevalence by region of birth using logistic regression. Results. Both men (odds ratio [OR] = 3.3; 95% confidence interval [Cl] = 1.9, 5.8) and women (OR = 4.2; 95% Cl=2.3, 7.7) from the Indian subcontinent were more likely than were European migrants to have diabetes without corresponding increased risk of being overweight. Men and women from Mexico, Central America, or the Caribbean were more likely to be overweight (men: OR = 1.5; 95% Cl = 1.3, 1.7; women: OR = 2.0; 95% Cl = 1.7, 2.2) and to have diabetes (men: OR = 2.0; 95% Cl = 1.4, 2.9; women: OR = 2.0; 95% Cl = 1.4, 2.8) than were European migrants. Conclusions. Considerable heterogeneity in both prevalence of overweight and diabetes by region of birth highlights the importance of making this distinction among US immigrants to better identify subgroups with higher risks of these conditions.

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  • Oza-Frank, R. & Venkat Narayan, K.M., 2010. "Overweight and diabetes prevalence among US immigrants," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 100(4), pages 661-668.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2008.149492_5
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.149492
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