| Literature DB >> 20128766 |
Jayantha Dassanayake1, Shyamali C Dharmage, Lyle Gurrin, Vijaya Sundararajan, Warren R Payne.
Abstract
We systematically reviewed the peer-reviewed literature to establish the prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among immigrants in Australia and whether being an immigrant is a CVD risk factor. Of 23 studies identified, 12 were included. Higher prevalence of CVD was found among Middle Eastern, South Asian and some European immigrants. Higher prevalence of CVD risk factors was found among Middle Eastern and Southern European immigrants. Higher alcohol consumption was found among immigrants from New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Ireland. Smoking and physical inactivity were highly prevalent among most immigrants.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID： 20128766 DOI： 10.1071/ah090479
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Aust Health Rev ISSN： 0156-5788 Impact factor: 1.990