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. 2014 Sep 15;9(9):e107548. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0107548

Table 3. Multivariable-adjusted odds ratios of ‘at least one cardiometabolic condition’ for Asian sub-groups compared to South Asians.

High Blood Pressure Diabetes Heart Disease At least one Cardiometabolic Condition
Self-reported Ethnicity OR* (95% CI)
South Asian 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent)
Chinese 0.76 (0.55–1.06) 0.25 (0.12–0.5) 1.52 (0.47–4.9) 0.63 (0.44–0.9)
Filipino 1.6 (1.05–2.44) 0.61 (0.39–0.97) 0.92 (0.33–2.54) 1.29 (1.04–1.62)
Southeast Asian 1.09 (0.64–1.85) 0.31 (0.15–0.67) 0.22 (0.05–0.89) 0.72 (0.37–1.4)
Arab 0.68 (0.51–0.91) 0.15 (0.07–0.3) 1.24 (0.57–2.71) 0.38 (0.28–0.51)
West Asian 0.31 (0.14–0.71) 0.66 (0.4–1.1) 3.86 (2.4–6.22) 0.75 (0.47–1.21)
Japanese 0.53 (0.13–2.2) 0.09 (0.02–0.45) 1.51 (0.29–7.74) 0.46 (0.14–1.53)
Korean 1.03 (0.49–2.16) 0.50 (0.23–1.1) 1.06 (0.32–3.49) 0.87 (0.48–1.56)

*Adjusted for BMI, demographic (age, sex, marital status, stress level, smoking, alcohol, household education level, household income quartile, English proficiency, immigrant status, age at immigration, length of time since immigration, urban/rural), and lifestyle (sedentary time, daily energy expenditure, daily fruit and vegetable consumption) variables.