Hypertension, overweight/obesity, and diabetes among immigrants in the United States: an analysis of the 2010-2016 National Health Interview Survey.

Yvonne Commodore-MensahElizabeth SelvinJonathan AboagyeRuth-Alma Turkson-OcranXimin LiCheryl Dennison HimmelfarbRexford S AhimaLisa A Cooper

Published in: BMC public health (2018)

Immigrants from Mexico/Central America/Caribbean and the Indian subcontinent bore the highest burden of overweight/obesity and diabetes while those from Southeast Asia and Russia bore the highest burden of hypertension.

Keyphrases

weight loss
type diabetes
weight gain
glycemic control
blood pressure
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
cardiovascular disease
high fat diet induced
body mass index
physical activity
risk factors
cross sectional
skeletal muscle