ArticleJournal of immigrant and minority health2016
Prevalence of Chronic Disease and Their Risk Factors Among Iranian, Ukrainian, Vietnamese Refugees in California, 2002-2011.
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- Obesity in Refugees post-resettlement in a high-income country: a meta-analysis.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2024Pooled it
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- Epidemiology of cardiovascular disease and its risk factors among refugees and asylum seekers: Systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of cardiology. Cardiovascular risk and prevention · 2022Article
- Lipid Levels in Refugees from Burma.Journal of community health · 2021Observational
- Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in US-Bound Refugees: 2009-2017.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2020Article
- San Antonio refugees: Their demographics, healthcare profiles, and how to better serve them.PloS one · 2019Article
- Impact of Length of Residence in the United States on Risk of Diabetes and Hypertension in Resettled Refugees.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2018Article
- Cardiovascular Disease-related Health Beliefs and Lifestyle Issues Among Karen Refugees Resettled in the United States From the Thai-Myanmar (Burma) Border.Journal of preventive medicine and public health = Yebang Uihakhoe chi · 2017Article
- Differences in tobacco smoking prevalence and frequency between adolescent Palestine refugee and non-refugee populations in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and the West Bank: cross-sectional analysis of the Global Youth Tobacco Survey.Conflict and health · 2016Article
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Abstract
Little is known about how the health status of incoming refugees to the United States compares to that of the general population. We used logistic regression to assess whether country of origin is associated with prevalence of hypertension, obesity, type-II diabetes, and tobacco-use among Iranian, Ukrainian and Vietnamese refugees arriving in California from 2002 to 2011 (N = 21,968). We then compared the prevalence among refugees to that of the Californian general population (CGP). Ukrainian origin was positively associated with obesity and negatively with smoking, while the opposite was true for Vietnamese (p < 0.001). Iranian origin was positively associated with type-II diabetes and smoking (p < 0.001). After accounting for age and gender differences, refugees had lower prevalence of obesity and higher prevalence of smoking than CGP. Individually, all refugee groups had lower type-II diabetes prevalence than CGP. Grouping all refugees together can hide distinct health needs associated with country of origin.
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