title: A nationwide study of discrimination and chronic health conditions among Asian Americans.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We examined whether self-reported everyday discrimination was associated with chronic health conditions among a nationally representative sample of Asian Americans.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were from the Asian American subsample (n = 2095) of the National Latino and Asian American Study conducted in 2002 and 2003. Regression techniques (negative binomial and logistic) were used to examine the association between discrimination and chronic health conditions. Analyses were conducted for the entire sample and 3 Asian subgroups (Chinese, Vietnamese, and Filipino).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Reports of everyday discrimination were associated with many chronic conditions, after we controlled for age, gender, region, per capita income, education, employment, and social desirability bias. Discrimination was also associated with indicators of heart disease, pain, and respiratory illnesses. There were some differences by Asian subgroup.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Everyday discrimination may contribute to stress experienced by racial/ethnic minorities and could lead to chronic illness.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. gilgee@umich.edu
authors.forename: Gilbert C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Gee
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Spencer
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001213:Asian; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010679:Philippines / Q000208:ethnology; D011287:Prejudice; D012044:Regression Analysis; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014744:Vietnam / Q000208:ethnology