title: Sociodemographic Correlates of Dietary Practices among Asian-Americans: Results from the California Health Interview Survey.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Studies show that Asian-American subgroups do not always meet dietary recommendations and are at high risk of cardiovascular diseases. The purpose of our research is to illustrate the various sociodemographic correlates of dietary habits for six subgroups of Asian-Americans in California.
  
  
  METHODS
  The 2005 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) was utilized. A total of 3772 Asian-Americans were included in this study, with the largest subgroup being Chinese (n = 1280; N = 913,798). The outcome variable for this study was dietary behavior defined as consuming five or more fruits and vegetables per day (5-a-day), provided by CHIS. Univariate and multivariable regression analyses were conducted accounting for complex survey design.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Being a female (Chinese, Filipina, Korean, and Vietnamese), not being married (Chinese), not being a college graduate (Chinese), living in poverty (South Asian), and speaking only English language at home (Chinese and Japanese) were associated with higher odds of not meeting a 5-a-day requirement.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results highlighted several sociodemographic correlates to not meeting 5-a-day requirement among six Asian-American subgroups. Targeted health promotion measures for such at-risk groups should be implemented to improve dietary practices.
authors: Department of Health Science and Human Ecology, California State University, 5500 University Parkway, San Bernardino, CA, 92407, USA. evangelsarwar@gmail.com.
authors: Evangel
authors: E
authors: Sarwar
authors: Department of Health Science and Human Ecology, California State University, 5500 University Parkway, San Bernardino, CA, 92407, USA. dnarias11@gmail.com.
authors: Devin
authors: D
authors: Arias
authors: School of Public Health, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, USA. bbecerra@llu.edu.
authors: Benjamin J
authors: BJ
authors: Becerra
authors: Department of Health Science and Human Ecology, California State University, 5500 University Parkway, San Bernardino, CA, 92407, USA. mbecerra@csusb.edu.
authors: Monideepa Bhattacharya
authors: MB
authors: Becerra
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002140:California; D004032:Diet / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D036301:Qualitative Research; D064167:Recommended Dietary Allowances; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Acculturation; Asian Americans; California Health Interview Survey; Health promotion; Recommended dietary allowances