Overall, 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 |
---|---|---|
2.6 |
2.2 |
1.2 |
Source: CDC 2009. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2007. Table 2.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_240.pdf[PDF | 8.43MB]
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 2008. Health United States, 2008. Table 36.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus08.pdf [PDF | 12.2MB]
At a Glance – Risk Factors:
Overweight
NHANES data is not available.
National Health Interview Survey, NHIS
Asians |
Non-Hispanic White |
Asians / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|
29.2 |
34.5 |
.8 |
Source: CDC 2009. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2007. Table 31.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_240.pdf[PDF | 8.43MB]
Obesity
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, NHANES
Not available at this time.
National Health Interview Survey, NHIS
Asians |
Non-Hispanic White |
Asians / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|
8.9 |
24.8 |
.4 |
Source: CDC 2009. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2007. Table 31.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_240.pdf[PDF | 8.43MB]
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/ |
---|---|---|---|---|
19.5 |
28.5 |
22.5 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
Source: CDC 2009. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2007. Table 2.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_240.pdf[PDF | 8.43MB]
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[PDF | 359KB]
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[PDF | 359KB]
Cigarette Smoking
National Health Interview Survey, NHIS
Asian |
Non-Hispanic White |
Asian/Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|
9.2 |
22.1 |
0.4 |
Source: CDC 2009. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2007. Table 25.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_240.pdf[PDF | 8.43MB]
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/ |
---|---|---|
92.2 |
96.9 |
1.0 |
Source: 2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report. Table 4_2_7.1.
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/qrdr08/4_heartdiseases/T4_2_7-1.htm
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