Characteristics and distribution of obesity in the Arab-American population of southeastern Michigan

Arab-Americans constitute ~ 5% of Michigan's population. Estimates of obesity in Arab-Americans are not up-to-date. We aim to describe the distribution of and factors associated with obesity in an Arab-American population in Southeastern Michigan (SE MI). Retrospective medical record review ide...

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Published in:BMC public health 2020-11, Vol.20 (1), p.1685-1685, Article 1685
Main Authors: Kamatham, Saivaishnavi, Trak, Joseph, Alzouhayli, Suma, Fehmi, Ziad, Rahoui, Nabil, Sulieman, Noor, Khoury, Zaina, Fehmi, Omar, Rakine, Hanan, El-Masri, Dana, Ujayli, Deema, Elhagehassan, Hanin, Naaman, James, Almsaddi, Firas, Salloum, Michael, Farooquee, Iqra, Syed, Nadia, Kim, Seongho, Lattouf, Omar, Cote, Michele L, Ali-Fehmi, Rouba
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Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Alcohol use
Arab Americans
Arabs
Behavior
Body mass
Body mass index
Body mass index (BMI)
Body size
Comorbidity
Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus
Diabetes Mellitus - epidemiology
Diagnosis
Employment
Health aspects
Hispanic people
Humans
Hyperlipidemia
Hypertension
Medical records
Michigan - epidemiology
Obesity
Obesity - epidemiology
Overweight
Patients
Regression analysis
Regression models
Retrospective Studies
Risk analysis
Risk factors
Risk taking
Smoking
Surveillance
Tobacco
United States
Women
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Summary:Arab-Americans constitute ~ 5% of Michigan's population. Estimates of obesity in Arab-Americans are not up-to-date. We aim to describe the distribution of and factors associated with obesity in an Arab-American population in Southeastern Michigan (SE MI). Retrospective medical record review identified n = 2363 Arab-American patients seeking care at an Arab-American serving clinic in SE MI, located in a city which is home to a large proportion of Arab-Americans in the United States (US). Body mass index (BMI) was the primary outcome of interest. Distribution of BMI was described using percentages, and logistic regression models were constructed to examine the association between obesity, other comorbid conditions and health behaviors. This cohort was compared to Michigan's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data from 2018 (n = 9589) and to a cohort seeking care between 2013 and 2019 from a free clinic (FC) located in another city in SE MI (n = 1033). Of the 2363 Arab-American patients, those who were older or with HTN, DM or HLD had a higher prevalence of obesity than patients who were younger or without these comorbidities (all p-value
ISSN:1471-2458
1471-2458
DOI:10.1186/s12889-020-09782-3