Cardiovascular disease in Filipino American men and women: A 2023 update

Rivera, Frederick Berro; Cha, Sung Whoy; Ansay, Marie Francesca Mapua; Taliño, Marianne Katharina Vicera; Flores, Gabrielle Pagdilao; Nguyen, Ryan T.; Bonuel, Nena; Araneta, Maria Rosario G.; Volgman, Annabelle Santos; Shah, Nilay S.; Vahidy, Farhaan S; Cainzos‐Achirica, Miguel

doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2023.07.015

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“…Our findings support prior limited research, which shows that Filipinos have a significantly disproportionate burden of CVD when compared to other racial/ethnic groups, including non-Hispanic whites. 7 Despite these alarming rates and the fact that Filipinos constitute the third largest AA ethnic group, they remain disproportionately understudied. 29 Our results indicate that we must continue to engage Filipinos in research to improve prevention and intervention strategies such as risk factor detection, health literacy, and disease management.…”

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“…4 The dearth of studies with disaggregated data indicates differences in CVD outcomes, CVD-related risk factors, and premature mortality due to CVD among AA subgroups. [4][5][6][7] Another study using disaggregated data shows that obesity in the AA population varies; adjusting for a Body Mass Index (BMI) cut-off of 27.5 kg/m 2 or greater, was 22.4% and highest among Filipino (28.7%), Japanese (26.7%) and Asian Indian (22.4%) and lowest among Chinese (13.2%). 8 Other research shows that AA subgroups, except for Chinese Americans, show a higher risk for total and premature hypertension than non-Hispanic white (NHW) Americans.…”

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Explaining the Variance in Cardiovascular Health Indicators among Asian Americans: A Comparison of Demographic, Socioeconomic, and Ethnicity

Sevillano,

Bacong,

Maglalang

2024

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BACKGROUNDThe Asian American (AA) population is the fastest-growing major racial or ethnic group in the U.S. Typically treated as a monolith in research, disaggregated data show disproportionate cardiovascular disease (CVD) burden among certain AA ethnic groups. This analysis aimed to identify which factors explain variance in cardiovascular health among AA ethnic groups.METHODSWe analyzed pooled 2010-2018 National Health Interview Survey cross-sectional data from Chinese, Asian Indian, Filipino, and Other Asian adults in the U.S. Coronary heart disease, heart attack, and stroke were the CVD outcomes of interest. Covariates included sociodemographic characteristics, CVD-related health behaviors (e.g., smoking tobacco, physical inactivity), and health conditions (e.g., diabetes, hypertension). The distribution of self-reported CVD outcomes and covariates were examined among the full AA sample and disaggregated ethnic groups. Variance explained by sociodemographic, health behaviors, and health conditions were calculated based on the adjusted R-squared from a series of five models for each CVD health outcome.RESULTSOf the 10,353 AAs in the sample, 53% identified as female and 86% between the ages of 18-64 years old. Compared to the aggregate AA sample and the other ethnic groups, Filipinos had a higher burden of any CVD outcome (5.9%), particularly for coronary heart disease (4.0%) and heart attack (2.5%).The combination of all predictors explained at most 13% of variance, with sociodemographic characteristics accounting for at least half of the variance explained among all participants. Health behaviors explained a greater amount of additional variance for all CVD outcomes among Asian Indians, including an additional 3.1% for stroke. Inversely, existing health conditions were significant predictors of CVD for all AA ethnic groups compared to Asian Indians.CONCLUSIONSThere is heterogeneity in CVD outcomes and related risk factors in AA ethnic groups, emphasizing the need for culturally-tailored prevention and intervention strategies.

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