Table 2.
Body mass index (BMI) based on self-reported weight and height in five Asian American subgroups and non-Hispanic whites, using standard and Asian-specific BMI categories (2005 California Health Interview Survey data)
| Chinese N=1285 |
Japanese N=421 |
Korean N=620 |
Filipino N=659 |
Viet- namese N=480 |
Differ- ences among Asian subgroups (p < 0.05) |
5 Asian Groups N=3465 |
White N=27400 |
5 Asian Groups versus White p-value |
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Standard BMI Categories: % Overweight or Obese (95% confidence interval) | |||||||||
| M | 29 (24–34) |
60 (49–70) |
46 (38–53) |
66 (59–72) |
33 (24–42) |
CJ, CK, CF, JK, JV, KF, KV, FV |
45 (42–49) |
64 (62–65) |
<0.001 |
| W | 16 (12–19) |
21 (14–29) |
15 (11–20) |
36 (30–42) |
16 (11–22) |
CF, JF, KF, FV |
22 (20–25) |
43 (41–44) |
<0.001 |
|
Asian-specific BMI Categories: % at Increased or High Risk (95% confidence interval) | |||||||||
| M | 58 (53–64) |
79 (70–88) |
70 (62–77) |
80 (74–85) |
51 (41–60) |
CJ, CK, CF, JV, KF, KV, FV |
67 (64–70) |
64a (62–65) |
0.63 |
| W | 36 (31–40) |
37 (29–45) |
35 (29–42) |
55 (48–61) |
34 (26–42) |
CF, JF, KF, FV |
41 (38–44) |
43a (41–44) |
0.14 |
Analyses were conducted using proportion estimation with CHIS survey replicate weights and standardization to the 2005 California population age distribution. Comparisons between groups were conducted using linear hypothesis tests.
Asian American subgroups are indicated by their initials: (C)hinese, (J)apanese, (K)orean, (F)ilipino, (V)ietnamese
M=Men, W=Women
a
only standard BMI categories were used for Whites.