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Join Our Mailing ListOverall, Asians/Pacific Islander adults are less likely than white adults to die from a stroke. In general, Asian/Pacific Islander adults have lower rates of being overweight or obese, lower rates of hypertension, and they are less likely to be current cigarette smokers.
At a glance – Diagnosed Cases of Stroke:
Asian |
Non-Hispanic White |
Asian/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
|---|---|---|
1.8 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
Source: CDC 2007. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2006. Table 2.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_235.pdf
At a glance – Death Rate:
|
Asians/Pacific |
Non-Hispanic White |
Asians/Pacific |
|---|---|---|---|
Men |
41.5 |
44.8 |
0.9 |
Women |
36.3 |
44.4 |
0.8 |
Source: CDC 2007. Health United States, 2007. Table 37.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus07.pdf
At a Glance – Risk Factors:
Overweight
NHANES data is not available.
National Health Interview Survey, NHIS
Asians |
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders |
Non-Hispanic White |
Asians / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders/ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
27.6 |
37.6 |
34.5 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
Source: CDC 2007. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2006. Table 31.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_235.pdf
Obesity
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, NHANES
Not available at this time.
National Health Interview Survey, NHIS
Asians |
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders |
Non-Hispanic White |
Asians / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders/ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
8.3 |
30.8 |
24.7 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
Source: CDC 2007. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2006. Table 31.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_235.pdf
Hypertension
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, NHANES
Not available at this time.
National Health Interview Survey, NHIS
Asians |
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders |
Non-Hispanic White |
Asians / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders/ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
18.6 |
19.9 |
22.4 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
Source: CDC 2007. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2006. Table 2.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_235.pdf
Percent of adults age 18 and over with hypertension whose blood pressure is under control, 1999-2000
Not available at this time.
High Cholesterol
Age-adjusted percentage of persons 20 years of age and over who have high cholesterol, 1999-2002.
Not available at this time.
Population |
% diagnosed with |
Ratio vs. General |
|---|---|---|
Asians |
28.5 |
1.0 |
U.S. General Public |
29.7 |
-- |
Cambodians (Lowell, MA) |
24.5 |
0.8 |
Vietnamese (LA, Orange, and Santa Clara Counties, CA) |
24.8 |
0.8 |
Source: CDC, 2004. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: 53(33): 760-765, Table 1.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5333.pdf
Population |
% checked blood |
Ratio vs. General |
|---|---|---|
Asians |
70.1 |
0.9 |
U.S. General Public |
77.4 |
-- |
Cambodians (Lowell, MA) |
47.7 |
0.6 |
Vietnamese (LA, Orange, and Santa Clara Counties, CA) |
68.3 |
0.9 |
Source: CDC, 2004. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: 53(33): 760-765, Table 1.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5333.pdf
Cigarette Smoking
National Health Interview Survey, NHIS
Asian |
Non-Hispanic White |
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander |
Asian/Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
10.7 |
22.6 |
22.5 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
Source: CDC 2007. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2006. Table 25.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_235.pdf
Percentage of current smokers age 18 and over with a checkup who reported receiving advice to quit smoking, 2001
Not available at this time.
Asians/Pacific Islanders |
White |
Asians/Pacific Islanders/ |
|---|---|---|
85.9 |
92.8 |
0.9 |
Source: 2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report. Table 48.
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr07/index.html
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