Skip to main content

Table 2 Adjusted Prevalence of Hypertension, Overweight/Obesity, Diabetes among US Immigrants:2010–2016 NHIS

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

 

Hypertension %(95%CI)

Overweight/Obesity %(95%CI)

Diabetes%(95%CI)

Region of birth

Total (N = 41,717)

Males (N = 18,804)

Females (N = 22,913)

Total (N = 41,717)

Males (N = 18,804)

Females (N = 22,913)

Total (N = 41,717)

Males (N = 18,804)

Females (N = 22,913)

Europe

22.4 (21.1–23.7)

22.3 (20.5–24.2)

22.7 (21.0–24.4)

58.6 (56.8–60.4)

65.6 (62.9–68.2)

52.5 (50.0–55.0)

6.3 (5.4–7.2)

6.6 (5.3–7.8)

6.2 (5.0–7.4)

South America

20.0 (18.5–21.5)

18.1 (16.0–20.3)

21.7 (19.4–23.9)

59.4 (57.2–61.7)

68.4 (65.2–71.6)

51.7 (48.6–54.8)

7.3 (6.2–8.5)

6.3 (4.6–7.9)

8.1 (6.5–9.8)

Mexico/C. Amer/ Carib

27.7 (26.9–28.6)

24.9 (23.7–26.1)

30.3 (29.3–31.4)

70.7 (69.9–71.5)

75.2 (74.1–76.4)

66.7 (65.5–67.8)

11.6 (11.1–12.2)

10.5 (9.7–11.2)

12.6 (11.8–13.4)

Russia

26.0 (23.1–28.8)

27.8 (23.6–31.9)

24.4 (20.8–28.1)

57.0 (51.2–62.8)

65.5 (59.1–71.9)

49.7 (41.6–57.8)

5.2 (3.1–7.3)

6.5 (3.3–9.8)

4.1 (1.1–7.0)

Africa

28.8 (26.1–31.6)

27.7 (23.9–31.5)

29.3 (25.6–33.0)

65.5 (62.6–68.4)

65.5 (61.1–69.8)

67.2 (62.7–71.7)

10.8 (8.8–12.9)

12.0 (9.1-15.0)

9.0 (6.4–11.6)

Middle East

23.2 (20.6–25.9)

25.9 (22.0–29.8)

19.9 (16.6–23.3)

59.1 (54.9–63.2)

63.9 (58.6–69.2)

54.5 (48.1–60.9)

8.8 (6.7–10.8)

12.2 (9.1–15.4)

5.2 (2.7–7.7)

Indian sub.

23.3 (21.1–25.5)

21.8 (18.9–24.6)

24.3 (20.9–27.7)

77.6 (75.2–80.1)

80.4 (77.3–83.5)

76.0 (72.1–79.8)

14.3 (12.0–16.5)

16.3 (13.2–19.3)

11.4 (8.6–14.3)

Asia

21.1(19.6–22.7)

22.5 (20.1–25.0)

20.2 (18.4–22.0)

55.2 (52.9–57.5)

68.9 (65.8–72.0)

43.6 (40.4–46.7)

6.1 (5.2–7.0)

6.1 (4.6–7.7)

6.2 (5.0–7.3)

S.E. Asia

29.1(27.6–30.6)

27.3 (25.1–29.5)

30.9 (28.8–32.9)

63.3 (61.5–65.1)

73.2 (71.0–75.4)

55.3 (52.7–57.8)

11.1 (9.9–12.3)

10.9 (9.1–12.6)

11.3 (9.7–12.8)

  1. CI-Confidence Interval; Prevalence adjusted for age, poverty status, education, duration of US residence, doctor’s visit in past 12 months; Mexico/C. Amer/Carib-Mexico/Central America/Caribbean; Indian sub-Indian subcontinent; S.E. Asia- South East Asia