Association Between Obesity and Cardiometabolic Health in Asian-Canadian Sub-Groups

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dc.contributor.advisorArdern, Chris
dc.creatorNie, Xin Jason
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-26T14:26:19Z
dc.date.available2015-01-26T14:26:19Z
dc.date.copyright2014-05-28
dc.date.issued2015-01-26
dc.date.updated2015-01-26T14:26:19Z
dc.degree.disciplineKinesiology & Health Science
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMSc - Master of Science
dc.description.abstractPurpose: To examine the association between the WHO’s Asian specific trigger points representing ‘increased risk’ (BMI ≥23 kg/m2) and ‘high risk’ (BMI ≥27.5 kg/m2) with cardiovascular-related conditions in Asian-Canadian sub-groups. Methods: Six cycles of the Canadian Community Health Survey (2001-2009; N=18 794) were pooled and weighted; multivariable logistic regression was used to estimate the odds of cardiovascular outcomes. Results: Versus South Asians, Filipinos had higher odds of ‘≥1 cardiometabolic condition’ (OR=1.29). Compared to the normal weight category in each ethnic group, the association between excess adiposity on ‘≥1 cardiometabolic condition’ was highest among Chinese (‘increased risk’: OR=3.6; ‘high risk’: OR=8.9). Compared to ‘normal weight’ South Asians, those in the ‘high risk’ groups (except Southeast Asian, Arab, and Japanese) were approximately 3-times as likely to report ‘≥1 cardiometabolic condition’. Conclusions: The relationship between overweight, obesity, and health risk varied within Asian sub-groups, and was strongest for South Asian and Filipino.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/28197
dc.language.isoen
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dc.subjectEpidemiology
dc.subjectHealth sciences
dc.subject.keywordsHeart diseaseen_US
dc.subject.keywordsEthnicityen_US
dc.subject.keywordsBody mass indexen_US
dc.subject.keywordsCardiovascular diseaseen_US
dc.subject.keywordsObesityen_US
dc.subject.keywordsDiabetesen_US
dc.subject.keywordsHypertensionen_US
dc.titleAssociation Between Obesity and Cardiometabolic Health in Asian-Canadian Sub-Groups
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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