Risk Assessment and Prevention of Hypertension in Filipino Americans.
Despite that Filipino Americans represent an important target group for hypertension, health behaviors associated with hypertension in this population have not been well studied. Two hundred Filipino Americans from eight community-based organizations completed the study. Information was collected to determine whether modifiable behavioral factors, as well as acculturation and demographic characteristics, were associated with hypertension status in Filipino Americans. Approximately 67% of Filipino Americans were hypertensive. Logistic regression analysis showed that adding salt, physical inactivity, and old age were significantly associated with hypertension status after controlling for other covariates. The present study confirmed a high rate of hypertension among Filipino Americans and demonstrates the association of hypertension status with behavioral factors. These findings highlight the need for targeted interventions to prevent and manage hypertension in this high-risk community by facilitating health behaviors, particularly, salt reduction and physical activity.
Center for Asian Health, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19122-0843, USA. grace.ma@temple.edu.
Grace X
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Ma
Center for Asian Health, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19122-0843, USA.
Minsun
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Lee
Center for Asian Health, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19122-0843, USA.
Aisha
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Bhimla
Center for Asian Health, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19122-0843, USA.
Yin
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Tan
Center for Asian Health, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19122-0843, USA.|Department of Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Crystal A
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Gadegbeku
Nutrition Program, Hunter College, City University of New York, New York, NY, USA.
Ming Chin
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Yeh
Center for Asian Health, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19122-0843, USA.|Filipino American Society of South Jersey, Inc., Sicklerville, NJ, USA.|Filipino Executive Council of Greater Philadelphia, Inc., Mount Laurel, NJ, USA.
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Aczon
D000069:Acculturation; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001213:Asian; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000208:ethnology*; D008297:Male; D008483:Medical Assistance / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D010679:Philippines / Q000208:ethnology; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D012982:Sodium, Dietary; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
D012982:Sodium, Dietary
Cardiovascular risk factors; Dietary behaviors; Filipino Americans; Hypertension; Physical activities