TY - JOUR
T1 - Association between asthma and obesity among immigrant Asian Americans, California health interview survey, 2001-2011
AU - Becerra, Benjamin J.
AU - Scroggins, Christy M.
AU - Becerra, Monideepa B.
N1 - 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.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84921665833
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84921665833#tab=citedBy
U2 - 10.5888/pcd11.140333
DO - 10.5888/pcd11.140333
M3 - Article
C2 - 25427317
SN - 1545-1151
VL - 11
JO - Preventing Chronic Disease
JF - Preventing Chronic Disease
IS - 11
M1 - 140333
ER -