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ETHNICITY & HEALTH
卷 7, 期 1, 页码 57-67出版社
CARFAX PUBLISHING
DOI: 10.1080/13557850220146993
关键词
cardiovascular disease; health surveys; North American Indians; risk factors
资金
- NIDDK NIH HHS [DK54863] Funding Source: Medline
Objectives. (1) To compare the prevalence of self-reported CVD, diabetes, hypertension, fair/poor perceived health status, and current tobacco use from three surveys of American Indians - two in the Southeast (Catawba Diabetes and Health Survey [CDHS] and Lumbee Diabetes and Health Survey [LDHS]) and one in the upper Midwest (Inter-Tribal Heart Project [ITHP]). (2) To compare the prevalence estimates from the CDHS, LDHS, ITHP with those for the corresponding state populations (South Carolina, North Carolina, Minnesota and Wisconsin, respectively) derived from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). Methods. Pearson's Chi-square analyses were used to detect statistically significant differences in the age-adjusted prevalence estimates across the study populations. Results. Among these three populations of American Indians, the ITHP participants had the highest prevalence estimates of diabetes (20.1%) and current cigarette smoking (62.8%). The CDHS participants had the highest prevalence estimate of fair/poor perceived health status (32.0%). The LDHS participants had the highest prevalence estimate of chewing tobacco use (14.0%), and the lowest prevalence of CVD. The prevalence estimates of self-reported diabetes were dramatically higher among American Indian participants in the ITHP (20.1%) and CDHS (14.9%) than among participants in the corresponding state BRFSS (5.8% MN and WI and 6.6% SC), as were the estimates for hypertension. Conclusion. The substantial variations in prevalence of CVD and its risk factors among Tribal Nations suggests that distinct cultural norms, historic conditions, and important health issues of each American Indian community must be recognized and incorporated into all health promotion programs and policies.
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