Changing Patterns in Health Behaviors and Risk Factors Related to Cardiovascular Disease Among American Indians and Alaska Natives

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ID11035488
AuthorsValarie Blue Bird Jernigan (0000-0002-3965-8518, Valarie Blue Bird Jernigan, David Ahn, and Marilyn Winkleby are with the Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA. Bonnie Duran is with the University of Washington School of Public Health and the Indigenous Wellness Research Institute.), B Duran (0000-0001-5886-5232, Stanford Health Care), David K Ahn (Stanford Health Care), David Ahn (Valarie Blue Bird Jernigan, David Ahn, and Marilyn Winkleby are with the Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA. Bonnie Duran is with the University of Washington School of Public Health and the Indigenous Wellness Research Institute.), Marilyn A Winkleby (Stanford Health Care), Marilyn Winkleby (Valarie Blue Bird Jernigan, David Ahn, and Marilyn Winkleby are with the Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA. Bonnie Duran is with the University of Washington School of Public Health and the Indigenous Wellness Research Institute.)
Year2010
Volume100
Issue4
Pages677-683
Publication date2010-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2009.164285
PMID20220114
PMCIDPMC2836357
OpenAlexW2140286230
LanguageEN
Citations received33
References cited28

Objectives. We assessed changes in cardiovascular disease–related health outcomes and risk factors among American Indians and Alaska Natives by age and gender. Methods. We used cross-sectional data from the 1995 to 1996 and the 2005 to 2006 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. The respondents were 2548 American Indian and Alaska Native women and men aged 18 years or older in 1995–1996 and 11 104 women and men in 2005–2006. We analyzed the prevalence of type 2 diabetes, obesity, hypertension, cigarette smoking, sedentary behavior, and low vegetable or fruit intake. Results. From 1995–1996 to 2005–2006, the adjusted prevalence of diabetes among American Indians and Alaska Natives increased by 26.9%, from 6.7% to 8.5%, and obesity increased by 25.3%, from 24.9% to 31.2%. Hypertension increased by 5%, from 28.1% to 29.5%. Multiple logistic models showed no meaningful changes in smoking, sedentary behavior, or intake of fruits or vegetables. In 2005–2006, 79% of the population had 1 or more of the 6 risk factors, and 46% had 2 or more. Conclusions. Diabetes, obesity, and hypertension and their associated risk factors should be studied further among urban, rural, and reservation American Indian and Alaska Native populations, and effective primary and secondary prevention efforts are critical

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System · Diabetes mellitus · Disease · Environmental health · Logistic regression · Obesity · Population · Public health · Risk factor · Demography · Endocrinology · Indigenous Health and Education · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Indigenous Studies and Ecology · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Gerontology

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