Showing papers by "Deborah R. Young published in 2018"

Routine Assessment and Promotion of Physical Activity in Healthcare Settings: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Abstract: Physical inactivity is one of the most prevalent major health risk factors, with 8 in 10 US adults not meeting aerobic and muscle-strengthening guidelines, and is associated with a high burden of c...

Associations of overweight/obesity and socioeconomic status with hypertension prevalence across racial and ethnic groups.

Abstract: Racial/ethnic disparities in the prevalence of diagnosed hypertension are persistent but may be partially explained by racial/ethnic differences in weight category and neighborhood socioeconomic status. The authors compared hypertension prevalence rates among 4 060 585 adults with overweight or obesity across 10 healthcare systems by weight category and neighborhood education level in geographically and racially diverse individuals. Data were obtained from electronic health records. Hypertension was defined as at least two outpatient visits or one inpatient hospitalization with a coded diagnosis. Logistic regression, adjusted for age, sex, and site, with two-way interactions between race/ethnicity and weight category or neighborhood education, was used to examine the association between hypertension and race/ethnicity, with whites as the reference. Results documented that odds ratios for hypertension prevalence were greater for blacks, American Indians/Alaskan Natives, Asians, and Native Hawaiians/other Pacific Islanders compared with whites and lower for Hispanics in similar weight categories and neighborhood education levels. Although two-way interactions were statistically significant, the magnitude of the odds of hypertension compared with whites did not substantially vary across weight or neighborhood education. Hypertension odds were almost double relative to whites for blacks and Native Hawaiians/other Pacific Islanders across most weight categories and all neighborhood education levels. Odds of hypertension were about 50% greater for Asians relative to whites across weight categories. Results suggest that other factors might be associated with racial/ethnic disparities in hypertension. More research is needed to understand the many factors that may contribute to variation in diagnosed hypertension across racial/ethnic groups with overweight or obesity.

Racial/Ethnic Disparities in the Prevalence of Diabetes and Prediabetes among Four Million Overweight and Obese Adults in the U.S.

Abstract: Racial/ethnic disparities in diabetes remain a persistent public health concern. We aimed to examine racial/ethnic disparities in the prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes by body mass index (BMI) category, in a large racial/ethnically and regionally diverse cohort of overweight and obese insured adults in the U.S. Data were from the Patient Outcomes Research to Advance Learning (PORTAL) network-Overweight and Obese Cohort, a consortium of 3 integrated health care systems. A total of 4,490,649 members (50% white, 22.7% Hispanic, 11.3% black, 10.6% Asian, 1.4% Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander, 0.6% American Indian/Alaskan Native, and 4.3% other/unknown) aged ≥18 years during 2012 or 2013, with a BMI ≥23.0 kg/m 2 were included. Ascertainment of diabetes and prediabetes were based on diagnosis codes, medication use, and laboratory results according to the ADA criteria. Age-adjusted prevalence was derived by BMI and racial/ethnic groups. Overall, the age-standardized prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes was 17.5% and 34.5%, respectively. A linear increasing trend was observed in prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes across BMI categories within racial/ethnic groups (all P -for-trend 2 , the age-standardized prevalence of diabetes among Asians was 16.9%, comparable to that among white at BMI 30.0-34.9 kg/m 2 ; the age-standardized prevalence of prediabetes was 37.3% among Asians at BMI 23.0-24.9 kg/m 2 , even higher than that among white at BMI ≥50.0 kg/m 2 . In conclusion, disproportional impact of BMI on diabetes and prediabetes among minority groups highlight the importance of tailored screening, prevention, and intervention strategies to mitigate the risk of diabetes and prediabetes. Disclosure Y. Zhu: None. D. Arterburn: None. M.F. Daley: None. J.R. Desai: None. S.L. Fitzpatrick: None. M.A. Horberg: None. C. Koebnick: None. E.V. Mccormick: None. C. Oshiro: None. D.R. Young: None. A. Ferrara: None.