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Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension among Chinese First-Generation Migrants and Italians in Prato, Italy: The CHIP Study
Joint Authors
Modesti, Pietro Amedeo
Calabrese, Maria
Marzotti, Ilaria
Bing, Hushao
Malandrino, Danilo
Boddi, Maria
Castellani, Sergio
Zhao, Dong
Source
International Journal of Hypertension
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-04-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Data on health needs of Chinese living in the South of Europe are lacking.
To compare prevalence, awareness, treatment, control, and risk factors for hypertension between Chinese migrants and Italian adults, a sample of 1200 first-generation Chinese migrants and 291 native Italians aged 35–59 years living in Prato (Italy) was recruited in a community-based participatory cross-sectional survey.
Primary outcome measure was hypertension, diagnosed for blood pressure values ≥ 140/90 mmHg or current use of antihypertensive medications.
Associations with exposures (including age, gender, body mass index, waist, education level, total cholesterol, and triglycerides) were examined using logistic regression.
When compared with Italians, Chinese had higher hypertension prevalence (27.2% versus 21.3%, p<0.01), with comparable levels of awareness (57.4% and 48.4%) but lower treatment rates (70.6% and 90.0%, resp.).
In both ethnic groups age and parental history of hypertension were predictors of awareness and treatment, body mass index being predictor of hypertension diagnosis.
In Chinese participants, where the optimum cut-off point for body mass index was ≥23.9 kg/m2, the sensibility and specificity prediction for hypertension were 61.7% and 59.8%, respectively (area under the ROC curve = 0.629).
Implementation of specific, culturally adapted health programs for the Chinese community is now needed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Modesti, Pietro Amedeo& Calabrese, Maria& Marzotti, Ilaria& Bing, Hushao& Malandrino, Danilo& Boddi, Maria…[et al.]. 2017. Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension among Chinese First-Generation Migrants and Italians in Prato, Italy: The CHIP Study. International Journal of Hypertension،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1167386
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Modesti, Pietro Amedeo…[et al.]. Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension among Chinese First-Generation Migrants and Italians in Prato, Italy: The CHIP Study. International Journal of Hypertension No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1167386
American Medical Association (AMA)
Modesti, Pietro Amedeo& Calabrese, Maria& Marzotti, Ilaria& Bing, Hushao& Malandrino, Danilo& Boddi, Maria…[et al.]. Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension among Chinese First-Generation Migrants and Italians in Prato, Italy: The CHIP Study. International Journal of Hypertension. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1167386
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1167386