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. 2021 Jun 20;7:100219. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpc.2021.100219

Table 2.

Associations between Asian subgroups and odds of prevalent cardiovascular risk factors, compared to non-Hispanic Whites, from the National Health Interview Survey, 2007–18.

Asian Indian Chinese Filipino Other Asian

Hypertension
Model 1 0.49 (0.45, 0.53) 0.54 (0.51, 0.58) 1.12 (1.02, 1.23) 0.68 (0.64, 0.72)
Model 2 0.59 (0.54, 0.64) 0.57 (0.53, 0.61) 1.21 (1.09, 1.34) 0.72 (0.68, 0.77)
Model 3 1.07 (0.89, 1.30) 0.88 (0.77, 1.00) 1.82 (1.65, 2.01) 1.11 (1.01, 1.23)
Diabetes Mellitus
Model 1 1.00 (0.89, 1.13) 0.46 (0.40, 0.54) 1.23 (1.07, 1.42) 0.93 (0.88, 0.99)
Model 2 1.23 (1.09, 1.39) 0.50 (0.43, 0.59) 1.32 (1.14, 1.53) 1.02 (0.96, 1.08)
Model 3 1.71 (1.47, 1.99) 0.64 (0.51, 0.81) 1.79 (1.40, 2.30) 1.24 (1.09, 1.41)
Smoking
Model 1 0.24 (0.21, 0.27) 0.29 (0.24, 0.35) 0.63 (0.59, 0.67) 0.65 (0.59, 0.70)
Model 2 0.22 (0.19, 0.24) 0.28 (0.23, 0.34) 0.62 (0.58, 0.66) 0.62 (0.57, 0.68)
Model 3 0.54 (0.44, 0.66) 0.71 (0.49, 1.04) 1.05 (0.88, 1.25) 1.23 (1.07, 1.43)
Obesity
Model 1 0.33 (0.30, 0.36) 0.19 (0.16, 0.22) 0.55 (0.49, 0.62) 0.30 (0.28, 0.33)
Model 2 0.32 (0.30, 0.35) 0.19 (0.16, 0.22) 0.55 (0.49, 0.61) 0.30 (0.28, 0.33)
Model 3 0.46 (0.41, 0.52) 0.22 (0.19, 0.26) 0.72 (0.62, 0.83) 0.38 (0.33, 0.43)
Insufficient physical activity
Model 1 0.94 (0.88, 1.00) 1.02 (0.92, 1.14) 1.06 (0.94, 1.19) 1.12 (1.08, 1.16)
Model 2 1.02 (0.95, 1.08) 1.05 (0.94, 1.17) 1.07 (0.95, 1.20) 1.15 (1.11, 1.20)
Model 3 1.12 (1.00, 1.25) 1.08 (0.96, 1.21) 1.34 (1.21, 1.47) 1.24 (1.14, 1.36)

Results presented as odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals.

Note: 'Other Asians' includes Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese, and other Asian subgroups.

Reference = Non-Hispanic Whites.

Model 1 = Unadjusted.

Model 2 = Adjusted for age and sex.

Model 3 = Model 2 + Sociodemographic factors*.

*Family income, education, insurance status, nativity, years in US, English proficiency and region.