The prevalence of self-reported chronic conditions among Arab, Chaldean, and African Americans in southeast Michigan.
Ethn Dis
; 19(3): 293-300, 2009.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
While there is a plethora of research on the prevalence of individual chronic conditions, studies that examine the clustering of these conditions are lacking, especially among immigrant, minority groups.DESIGN:
Cross-sectional, convenience sample.SETTING:
A self-administered survey was distributed at churches, mosques, and small businesses.PARTICIPANTS:
Arabs (n = 1383), Chaldeans (n = 868), Blacks (n = 809) and Whites (n = 220) in southeast Michigan. MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURES:
We estimated the prevalence of hypertension, high cholesterol, heart disease, diabetes, asthma, and depression. Using a logistic regression model, we estimated odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for the association between ethnicity and reporting one or more chronic conditions before and after adjusting for demographic, socioeconomic status, health care, chronic conditions, and health behavior variables.RESULTS:
The overall age and sex-adjusted prevalence of having one or more chronic conditions was 44%. Estimates were lower for Chaldeans (32%) compared to Arabs (44%), Whites and Blacks (50% for each group). In the fully adjusted model, Chaldeans were less likely (OR = 0.62; 95% CI = 0.43-0.89) to report having one more chronic conditions compared to Whites.CONCLUSIONS:
Future studies should employ probability samples, and should collect more detailed sociodemographic and acculturation data, which influence the relationship between race/ethnicity and the prevalence of chronic conditions.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Asma
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Depressão
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Diabetes Mellitus
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Cardiopatias
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Hipercolesterolemia
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Hipertensão
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País como assunto:
America do norte
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Asia
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article