Table 2 Prevalence of medical conditions by immigration status, 2014–2017
n (%) | p-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US-Born | Immigrant | Refugee/Asylee | Total | ||
N = 202 | N = 450 | N = 343 | N = 995 | ||
Chronic non-communicable diseases | |||||
Hypertension | 61 (30.2) | 144 (32.1) | 28 (8.2) | 233 (23.5) | < 0.001 |
Type 2 diabetes | 24 (11.9) | 97 (21.7) | 18 (5.2) | 141 (14.1) | < 0.001 |
Type 2 diabetes-related comorbidities | 10 (5.0) | 32 (7.2) | 5 (1.5) | 47 (4.7) | < 0.001 |
Chronic kidney disease | 13 (6.4) | 18 (4.0) | < 5 (< 1.5)a | 33 (3.3) | < 0.001 |
Coronary artery disease | 9 (4.5) | 17 (3.8) | < 5 (< 1.5)a | 28 (2.8) | 0.04 |
Hyperlipidemia | 25 (12.4) | 107 (23.9) | 24 (7.0) | 156 (15.6) | < 0.001 |
Obesity | 36 (17.9) | 86 (19.3) | 34 (10.1) | 156 (15.6) | 0.001 |
Chronic pain | 60 (29.7) | 169 (37.8) | 67 (19.5) | 294 (29.4) | < 0.001 |
Chronic communicable diseases | |||||
Latent tuberculosis | < 5 (< 2.5)a | 38 (8.5) | 17 (5.1) | 59 (5.9) | 0.003 |
Hepatitis B | < 5 (< 2.5)a | 9 (0.9) | 13 (2.9) | 24 (2.4) | 0.04 |
Hepatitis C | < 5 (< 2.5)a | 6 (1.3) | < 5 (< 1.5)a | 12 (1.2) | 0.33 |
Mental illnesses | |||||
Depression | 54 (26.7) | 99 (22.1) | 63 (18.4) | 218 (21.8) | 0.07 |
Anxiety | 34 (16.8) | 57 (12.8) | 42 (12.2) | 132 (13.2) | 0.13 |
Post-traumatic stress disorder | 5 (2.5) | 16 (3.6) | 47 (13.7) | 68 (6.8) | < 0.001 |
Health behaviors | |||||
Cigarette smoking | 32 (15.8) | 33 (7.3) | 32 (9.3) | 97 (9.8) | 0.003 |
Alcohol use disorder | 19 (9.4) | 24 (5.3) | 15 (4.3) | 58 (5.8) | 0.04 |