Predictors of Hypertension Among Filipino Immigrants in the Northeast US

Ursua, Rhodora; Islam, Nadia; Aguilar, David; Wyatt, Laura; Tandon, S. Darius; Abesamis-Mendoza, Noilyn; Nur, Potri Ranka Manis Queano; Rago-Adia, Josephine; Ileto, Benjamin; Rey, Mariano; Trinh‐Shevrin, Chau

doi:10.1007/s10900-013-9689-6

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“…High rates of hypertension have been consistently found in other studies conducted in the United States. The prevalence of hypertension in the New York City area was reported to be 53% among a sample of Filipino Americans [29]. Filipino Americans generally have poor control of hypertension and poor medication adherence rates [30, 31].…”

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Addressing the Health Needs of High-Risk Filipino Americans in the Greater Philadelphia Region

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Background Filipino Americans represent one of the largest and most diverse immigrant populations in the United States. It has been established that chronic diseases are a significant public health issue affecting this population. Methods We conducted a health needs assessment of two hundred Filipino Americans aged 18 years or older residing in the greater Philadelphia region. Study participants were recruited from eight Filipino community-based organizations in the region. Information about demographic and acculturative characteristics, health behaviors, self-reported chronic health conditions, and chronic disease perception were collected. Results Participants were older and highly acculturated. With regards to health behaviors, several did not meet dietary fruit and vegetables intake and physical activity guidelines. The top five health conditions were high blood pressure (67.5%), high blood cholesterol (57.1%), arthritis (28.9%), diabetes (21.8%), and cancer (14.7%). Several participants perceived high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, and diabetes to be a concern in their community, and had high awareness of the risk factors associated with these diseases. Conclusion Reported rates of hypertension, high cholesterol, and diabetes suggest that lifestyle interventions targeting diet and physical activity, in addition to health education, are needed in this population.

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Addressing the Health Needs of High-Risk Filipino Americans in the Greater Philadelphia Region

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“…However, population-based sampling was inadequate for this research for several reasons. 72 First, there are significant challenges in obtaining an adequate and precise sampling frame list that is representative of the Filipino community in NY metro area (e.g. many Filipinos have Spanish surnames, thereby making it difficult to isolate Filipinos).…”

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Duration of US Residence Is Associated With Overweight Risk in Filipino Immigrants Living in New York Metro Area

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We examined the association between years living in the US and overweight risk among a community sample of Filipino adult immigrants living in the New York (NY) metropolitan area. We found a significant and adverse association between years living in the US and overweight risk. Compared to Filipinos who lived in the US less than 5 years, those who lived in the US 10 years or longer had a higher overweight risk; this association was only present among Filipinos who migrated to NY metropolitan area at 30 years or younger. Studies on causal mechanisms explaining this pattern are needed.

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“…Our current sample was smaller than the previous paper, due to the exclusion of individuals with missing responses to a selfreported hypertension diagnosis. 21 This study was approved by the NYU Institutional Review Board.…”

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Awareness, Treatment and Control of Hypertension Among Filipino Immigrants

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BACKGROUND: Filipino Americans have high rates of hypertension, yet little research has examined hypertension awareness, treatment, and control in this group. OBJECTIVE: In a community-based sample of hypertensive Filipino American immigrants, we identify 1) rates of hypertension awareness, treatment, and control; and 2) factors associated with awareness, treatment, and control. DESIGN: Cross-sectional analysis of survey data from health screenings collected from 2006 to 2010. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 566 hypertensive Filipino immigrants in New York City, New York and Jersey City, New Jersey. MAIN MEASURES: Hypertension awareness, treatment, and control. Participants were included in analysis if they were hypertensive, based on: a past physician diagnosis, antihypertensive medication use, and/or high blood pressure (BP) screening measurements. Demographic variables included sex, age, time in the United States, location of residence, and English spoken language fluency. Health-related variables included self-reported health, insurance status, diabetes diagnosis, high cholesterol diagnosis, clinical measures (body mass index [BMI], glucose, and cholesterol), exercise frequency, smoking status, cardiac event history, family history of cardiac event, and family history of hypertension. RESULTS: Among the hypertensive individuals, awareness, treatment, and control rates were suboptimal; 72.1 % were aware of their status, 56.5 % were on medication, and only 21.7 % had controlled BP. Factors related to awareness included older age, worse selfreported health, family history of hypertension, and a diagnosis of high cholesterol or diabetes; factors related to treatment included older age, longer time lived in the United States, and being a non-smoker; having health insurance was found to be the main predictor of hypertension control. Many individuals had other cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors; 60.4 % had a BMI ≥25, 12.0 % had at-risk glucose measurements and 12.8 % had cholesterol ≥ 240.CONCLUSIONS: Hypertensive Filipinos exhibit poor hypertension management, warranting increased efforts to improve awareness, treatment and control. Culturally tailored public health strategies must be prioritized to reduce CVD risk factors among at-risk minority populations.KEY WORDS: hypertension; community based participatory research; immigrant health; cardiovascular disease; race & ethnicity.

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Predictors of Hypertension Among Filipino Immigrants in the Northeast US

Cited by 57 publications

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Addressing the Health Needs of High-Risk Filipino Americans in the Greater Philadelphia Region

Addressing the Health Needs of High-Risk Filipino Americans in the Greater Philadelphia Region

Duration of US Residence Is Associated With Overweight Risk in Filipino Immigrants Living in New York Metro Area

Awareness, Treatment and Control of Hypertension Among Filipino Immigrants

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