Table 3. Prevalence of risk factors, screening behaviours, and health care access among Asian American ethnic groups versus NHW in Californiaa, stratified by gender.
| Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Filipino | Vietnamese | NHW | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Male | ||||||
|
Smoking status | ||||||
| Current |
8.2% |
10.1% |
21.5% |
18.6% |
30.5% |
15.9% |
| Former |
15.6% |
27.5% |
35.1% |
22.0% |
19.4% |
32.9% |
| Never^ |
76.3% |
62.3% |
43.4% |
59.4% |
50.1% |
51.2% |
|
Alcohol | ||||||
| Drinker |
19.7% |
12.3% |
35.5% |
34.8% |
22.5% |
39.9% |
| None in 1 year |
80.3% |
87.7% |
64.50 |
65.2% |
77.5% |
60.1% |
|
BMI | ||||||
| <25 |
70.9% |
52.4% |
58.9% |
49.9% |
75.1% |
40.2% |
| ⩾25 |
29.1% |
47.6% |
41.1% |
50.1% |
24.9% |
59.8% |
|
Level of physical activitya | ||||||
| No |
18.1% |
12.5% |
15.6% |
14.0% |
23.7% |
11.3% |
| Some |
52.7% |
48.5% |
53.4% |
48.1% |
54.5% |
46.8% |
| Moderate |
15.1% |
17.7% |
12.3% |
13.2% |
11.2% |
19.1% |
| Vigorous |
14.2% |
21.3% |
18.6% |
24.7% |
18.0% |
22.9% |
|
Ever had sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, or FOBTa | ||||||
| Never had one of them |
18.7% |
21.8% |
27.6% |
31.3% |
47.8% |
16.5% |
| Have had one of them |
81.3% |
78.2% |
72.4% |
68.7% |
52.2% |
83.5% |
|
Type of most recent CRC screening | ||||||
| Colonoscopy |
66.2% |
55.3% |
66.4% |
45.5% |
49.7% |
56.4% |
| Sigmoidoscopy |
11.1% |
4.9% |
— |
11.5% |
4.7% |
10.8% |
| FOBT |
22.7% |
39.8% |
31.3% |
43.0% |
45.6% |
32.8% |
|
CRC screening compliance at time of recommendation | ||||||
| Not compliant |
25.7% |
34.6% |
31.3% |
43.5% |
50.0% |
26.6% |
| Compliant |
74.3% |
65.4% |
68.7% |
56.5% |
50.0% |
73.4% |
|
Health insurance | ||||||
| Currently insured |
90.3% |
93.5% |
70.1% |
82.9% |
90.2% |
91.4% |
| Not |
9.7% |
6.5% |
29.9% |
17.1% |
9.8% |
8.6% |
|
Ever diagnosed with diabetes | ||||||
| Yes |
7.1% |
12.5% |
7.3% |
16.1% |
4.1% |
7.1% |
| No |
92.9% |
87.5% |
92.7% |
83.9% |
95.9% |
92.9% |
|
Female | ||||||
|
Smoking status | ||||||
| Current |
2.9% |
6.9% |
9.5% |
4.6% |
2.0% |
12.4% |
| Former |
5.3% |
18.3% |
8.6% |
9.2% |
1.0% |
27.4% |
| Never^ |
91.9% |
74.8% |
81.9% |
86.3% |
97.0% |
60.2% |
|
Alcohol | ||||||
| Drinker |
5.9% |
9.0% |
17.6% |
16.9% |
14.8% |
25.7% |
| None in 1 year |
94.1% |
91.0% |
82.4% |
83.1% |
85.2% |
74.3% |
|
Level of physical activitya | ||||||
| No |
23.6% |
22.2% |
25.6% |
13.8% |
12.6% |
12.2% |
| Some |
53.5% |
43.5% |
49.0% |
53.1% |
53.3% |
56.5% |
| Moderate |
18.5% |
19.8% |
18.7% |
17.2% |
20.1% |
18.6% |
| Vigorous |
4.4% |
14.5% |
6.7% |
15.9% |
14.0% |
12.7% |
|
BMI | ||||||
| <25 |
84.3% |
71.2% |
83.9% |
70.2% |
84.7% |
58.4% |
| ⩾25 |
15.7% |
28.8% |
16.1% |
29.8% |
15.3% |
41.6% |
|
Ever had sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, or FOBTa | ||||||
| Never had one of them |
39.6% |
21.4% |
43.3% |
19.8% |
39.4% |
18.5% |
| Have had one of them |
60.4% |
78.6% |
56.7% |
80.2% |
60.6% |
81.5% |
|
Type of most recent CRC screening | ||||||
| Colonoscopy |
44.9% |
47.6% |
64.1% |
39.6% |
44.5% |
56.5% |
| Sigmoidoscopy |
15.1% |
8.1% |
6.9% |
15.2% |
25.2% |
8.3% |
| FOBT |
40.0% |
44.3% |
28.9% |
45.2% |
30.3% |
35.2% |
|
CRC screening compliance at time of recommendation | ||||||
| Not compliant |
36.7% |
24.3% |
44.6% |
35.6% |
25.7% |
29.4% |
| Compliant |
63.3% |
75.7% |
55.4% |
64.4% |
74.3% |
70.6% |
|
Health insurance | ||||||
| Currently insured |
90.9% |
99.0% |
77.2% |
97.2% |
84.2% |
93.2% |
| Not |
9.1% |
1.0% |
22.8% |
2.8% |
15.8% |
6.8% |
|
Ever diagnosed with diabetes | ||||||
| Yes |
6.8% |
8.2% |
6.4% |
10.2% |
3.0% |
5.5% |
| No | 93.2% | 91.8% | 93.6% | 89.8% | 97.0% | 94.5% |
Abbreviations: BMI=body mass index; CRC=colorectal cancer; FOBT=faecal occult blood testing; NHW=non-Hispanic white. ^Never smoked (or smoked less than 100 cigarettes). — Indicate that the estimate is less than 500 people.
a
Information in this table was obtained from the 2009 California Health Interview Survey.