Cardiovascular Health and Disease Among Asian-Americans (From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey)

Variable propensity towards cardiovascular disease amongst the different ethnicities in the United States has been reported. We aimed to characterize the prevalence trends of cardiovascular health (as defined by the American Heart Association's Life's Simple 7 metrics) and cardiovascular diseases, amongst Asian-Americans. We used the National Health and Examination Nutrition Survey (NHANES) from 2011 to 2016 capture self-identified American-born Asian-Americans and foreign-born Asian-Americans. The prevalence trends of cardiovascular health metrics and diseases were evaluated amongst Asian-Americans and also compared between American-born and foreign-born Asian-Americans.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research