title: Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Cambodian Refugees.
abstract: To determine rates of diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia in Cambodian refugees, and to assess the proportion whose conditions are satisfactorily managed in comparison to the general population. Self-report and laboratory/physical health assessment data obtained from a household probability sample of U.S.-residing Cambodian refugees (N = 331) in 2010-2011 were compared to a probability sample of the adult U.S. population (N = 6,360) from the 2009-2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Prevalence of diabetes, hypertension and hyperlipidemia in Cambodian refugees greatly exceeded rates found in the age- and gender-adjusted U.S.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cambodian refugees with diagnosed hypertension or hyperlipidemia were less likely than their counterparts in the general U.S. population to have blood pressure and total cholesterol within recommended levels. Increased attention should be paid to prevention and management of diabetes and cardiovascular disease risk factors in the Cambodian refugee community. Research is needed to determine whether this pattern extends to other refugee groups.
authors: RAND Corporation, 1776 Main Street, PO Box 2138, Santa Monica, CA, 90407, USA. grantm@rand.org.
authors: Grant N
authors: GN
authors: Marshall
authors: RAND Corporation, 1776 Main Street, PO Box 2138, Santa Monica, CA, 90407, USA.
authors: Terry L
authors: TL
authors: Schell
authors: RAND Corporation, 1776 Main Street, PO Box 2138, Santa Monica, CA, 90407, USA.
authors: Eunice C
authors: EC
authors: Wong
authors: RAND Corporation, 1776 Main Street, PO Box 2138, Santa Monica, CA, 90407, USA.|University of Connecticut, West Hartford, CT, USA.
authors: S Megan
authors: SM
authors: Berthold
authors: RAND Corporation, 1776 Main Street, PO Box 2138, Santa Monica, CA, 90407, USA.
authors: Katrin
authors: K
authors: Hambarsoomian
authors: RAND Corporation, 1776 Main Street, PO Box 2138, Santa Monica, CA, 90407, USA.
authors: Marc N
authors: MN
authors: Elliott
authors: Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors: Barbara H
authors: BH
authors: Bardenheier
authors: Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors: Edward W
authors: EW
authors: Gregg
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D044466:Asian People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002160:Cambodia / Q000208:ethnology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000208:ethnology; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000208:ethnology*; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000208:ethnology*; D006973:Hypertension / Q000208:ethnology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D015995:Prevalence; D012036:Refugees / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D057566:Self Report; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Cardiovascular risk; Diabetes; Epidemiology; Refugees
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