Table 3.
Health indicators in 60+ population by ethnicity, HBRFSS, 2005–07.
| All people age 60+ | Native Hawaiian | Caucasian | Filipino | Japanese | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-rated helath, insurance, checkups, MD visits | Rate health as fair/poor | 22.7 | 26.3 | 19.0 | 28.0 | 22.5 |
| Need adaptive equipment | 12.8 | 18.0 | 12.8 | 14.0 | 11.2 | |
| Health insurance | 97.2% | 95.3% | 96.8% | 97.5% | 98.4% | |
| Could not see MD in past 12 months due to cost | 3.2% | 7.2% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 0.6% | |
| No PCP | 4.9% | 6.3% | 7.0% | 3.8% | 2.8% | |
| Routine checkup in past year | 82.9% | 81.0% | 79.4% | 81.3% | 86.4% | |
|
| ||||||
| Chronic conditions | Told by MD with asthma | 10.8% | 19.7% | 11.8% | 10.2% | 7.6% |
| Told by MD have diabetes | 16.5% | 24.9% | 11.9% | 23.8% | 14.9% | |
| Told by MD had heart attack | 9.6% | 11.3% | 12.0% | 8.7% | 7.2% | |
| Told by MD have angina/CHD | 8.6% | 11.4% | 10.1% | 6.4% | 6.5% | |
| Told by MD had stroke | 6.8% | 7.2% | 7.5% | 4.4% | 6.7% | |
|
| ||||||
| Lifestyle risks | Smoked 100+ cigarette in lifetime | 48.1% | 56.8% | 57.0% | 37.2% | 43.1% |
| Current smokers (daily/occasional) | 8.9% | 14.6% | 9.8% | 9.7% | 6.9% | |
| Binge drinkers (4-5 + drinks at once) | 7.0% | 8.9% | 9.0% | 4.0% | 5.9% | |
| Obese | 16.5% | 36.2% | 19.2% | 16.1% | 7.7% | |
| Participated in physical activity outside of regular job in past 30 days | 77.0% | 72.9% | 81.4% | 72.1% | 75.6% | |
|
| ||||||
| Screening practices | For women, had mammogram in last 2 years | 81.3% | 77.7% | 76.2% | 82.3% | 85.8% |
| For men, had PSA test in past 12 months | 54.0% | 37.7% | 58.8% | 33.7% | 60.5% | |
| For men, had DRE in past 12 months | 45.0% | 34.2% | 48.6% | 28.2% | 49.7% | |
| Ever had sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy | 66.0% | 52.7% | 70.6% | 47.3% | 73.0% | |