title: The prevalence of self-reported chronic conditions among Arab, Chaldean, and African Americans in southeast Michigan.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  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.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional, convenience sample.
  
  
  METHODS
  A self-administered survey was distributed at churches, mosques, and small businesses.
  
  
  METHODS
  Arabs (n = 1383), Chaldeans (n = 868), Blacks (n = 809) and Whites (n = 220) in southeast Michigan.
  
  
  METHODS
  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.
authors.affiliation: Arab American & Chaldean Council, Michigan, USA. hjamil@med.wayne.edu
authors.forename: Hikmet
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jamil
authors.forename: Florence
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dallo
authors.forename: Monty
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fakhouri
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Templin
authors.forename: Radwan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Khoury
authors.forename: Haifa
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fakhouri
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018912:Arabs / Q000208:ethnology; D001249:Asthma / Q000208:ethnology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000208:ethnology*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000208:ethnology*; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000208:ethnology*; D006973:Hypertension / Q000208:ethnology*; D007493:Iraq / Q000208:ethnology; D007730:Kuwait / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D008824:Michigan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D055815:Young Adult