Examining the Association between Acculturation and Hypertension among Asian Americans in the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area
| dc.contributor.advisor | Lee, Sunmin | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Sim, Hwa | en_US |
| dc.contributor.department | Epidemiology and Biostatistics | en_US |
| dc.contributor.publisher | Digital Repository at the University of Maryland | en_US |
| dc.contributor.publisher | University of Maryland (College Park, Md.) | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-06-22T06:22:37Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-06-22T06:22:37Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016 | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Objective: To evaluate the association between Acculturation and hypertension among Asian Americans in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted of 600 Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese adults. Logistic regression was used to investigate the relationship between acculturation variables (years in the U.S., self-rated acculturation, self-rated English fluency) and hypertension, determined from a mean of 3 blood pressure readings taken on site. Results: Compared to those who resided in the U.S. for 0-5 years, individuals who resided for 6-10 years were about 60% less likely to have hypertension (aOR= 0.36; 95% CI: 0.12, 1.05; p-value=0.06). No significant association was observed between self-rated identity and hypertension. Compared to those with poor English fluency, those who speak “so-so” English have increased odds of hypertension (aOR=1.57; 95%CI: 0.93, 2.64; p-value= 0.09). Disaggregated analysis was conducted for Asian American subgroups, which showed differences in trends of acculturation and hypertension. Conclusion: Findings suggest an association between acculturation and hypertension, guiding future studies to investigate further into these observed effects. Some subgroup differences were observed among Asian American subgroups, potentially suggesting a subgroup-focused intervention. | en_US |
| dc.identifier | https://doi.org/10.13016/M2QR48 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1903/18433 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject.pqcontrolled | Epidemiology | en_US |
| dc.title | Examining the Association between Acculturation and Hypertension among Asian Americans in the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
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