Cardiovascular disease risk factors in Korean American elderly

Citation
Mt. Kim et al., Cardiovascular disease risk factors in Korean American elderly, W J NURS R, 23(3), 2001, pp. 269-282
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Public Health & Health Care Science
Journal title
WESTERN JOURNAL OF NURSING RESEARCH
ISSN journal
01939459 → ACNP
Volume
23
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
269 - 282
Database
ISI
SICI code
0193-9459(200104)23:3<269:CDRFIK>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
An in-depth cardiovascular risk factor assessment was carried our in a samp le of 205 Korean American elderly in Maryland, consisting of 75 males and 1 30 females aged 60 to 89 years (mean age = 69.9 +/- 6.5 years). Six risk fa ctors were assessed in each participant: high blood pressure, current smoki ng, high blood cholesterol, overweight, sedentary lifestyle, and diabetes. The findings of this cross-sectional study suggested that high blood pressu re was the leading cardiovascular disease risk factor among Korean American elderly (71%), followed by high blood cholesterol (53%), overweight(43%), sedentary life style (24%), diabetes (18%), and smoking (7%). Two thirds of the sample had multiple cardiovascular disease risk factors. The pattern o f prevalence and risk factors that was observed war consistent with the dis tribution of multiple risk factors in that the combination of high blood pr essure, high blood cholesterol, and overweight was most common in Korean Am erican elderly (62%), These findings indicate that culturally relevant and salient strategies are needed to reduce multiple risk factors in this popul ation.