title: [Design and arrangement of the CHIP (CHinese In Prato) study].
abstract: Following the rapid economic development, China is experiencing a progressive increase in the incidence of cardiovascular (CV) events and in the prevalence of CV risk factors. According to recent estimations, the prevalence of diabetes sharply increased from 1% in 1980 to 11% in 2013. Migration from China to Europe is now mainly concentrated in Countries of the Southern Europe, e.g., Italy and Spain. The largest Chinese community living in Italy is now settled in Prato, being also one of the largest Chinese community in Europe. Local authorities estimate a number of Chinese citizens living in Prato of over 40,000 individuals, including illegal immigrants. The availability of reliable data on the health needs of Chinese population is thus a recognised priority for the local health system. The creation of a participatory research where Chinese population directly participates in the formation of a group of citizens involved in designing and conducting the survey allows to overcome difficulties due to the lack of official demographic files. Secondly, and most important, this approach makes it possible to effectively pass a prevention message to an elusive population. The purpose of the CHIP (CHinese In Prato) survey is to investigate the prevalence of diabetes and cardiovascular risk factors among Chinese immigrants. Recruitment procedure was started on 8th July 2014.
authors: Dipartimento di medicina sperimentale e clinica, Università degli Studi di Firenze. pamodesti@unifi.it.
authors: Pietro Amedeo
authors: PA
authors: Modesti
authors: Yang
authors: Y
authors: Han
authors: Yang
authors: Y
authors: Jing
authors: Wang
authors: W
authors: Xiaoling
authors: Zhang
authors: Z
authors: Mengyue
authors: Yang
authors: Y
authors: Zihua
authors: Guo
authors: G
authors: Jia
authors: Eleonora
authors: E
authors: Perruolo
authors: Lara
authors: L
authors: Bini
authors: Maira
authors: M
authors: Camera
authors: Annibale
authors: A
authors: Biggeri
authors: Stefano
authors: S
authors: Rapi
authors: Chen
authors: C
authors: Hongsheng
authors: Zhang
authors: Z
authors: Li
authors: Wang
authors: W
authors: Zengli
authors: Hu
authors: H
authors: Jianbin
authors: Zhao
authors: Z
authors: Xiaoyue
authors: Dong
authors: D
authors: Zhao
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D014171:Transients and Migrants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*