Cardiovascular risk profile of Middle Eastern immigrants living in the United States-the National Health Interview Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Middle Eastern (ME) immigrants are one of the fastest-growing groups in the US. Although ME countries have a high burden of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), the cardiovascular health status among ME immigrants in the US has not been studied in detail. This study aims to characterize the cardiovascular health status (CVD risk factors and ASCVD burden) among ME immigrants in the US.

Methods

We used 2012-2018 data from the National Health Interview Survey, a US nationally representative survey. ME origin, CVD risk factors, and ASCVD status were self-reported. We compared these to US-born non-Hispanic white (NHW) individuals in the US.

Results

Among 139,778 adults included, 886 (representing 1.3 million individuals, mean age 46.8) were of ME orig

SUBMITTER: Yahya T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8732795 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature