Sela V Panapasa1, James W McNally2, Steven G Heeringa3, David R Williams4. 1. 1. Research Center on Group Dynamics at Institute for Social Research of the University of Michigan. 2. 2. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research at Institute for Social Research of the University of Michigan. 3. 3. Survey Research Center at Institute for Social Research of the University of Michigan. 4. 4. Harvard School of Public Health at Harvard University.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To examine the impacts of long-standing obesity (BMIs ≥ 30.0 kg/m(2)) on health outcomes among Samoan and Tongan men (aged ≥ 18 years) in California using a life course perspective. DESIGN: Cross-sectional analysis of 103 males from the Pacific Islander Health Study (PIHS), a probability sample modeled after the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). SETTING: Urban residential neighborhoods in San Mateo and Los Angeles counties using a multistage, cluster sample design. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: BMI, diabetes, hypertension, total cholesterol, smoking, drinking, arthritis, gout and migraines. RESULTS: Bivariate analysis shows high rates of poor health outcomes distributed throughout the obese and non-obese sample. Logistic analysis finds that being obese does not significantly increase observed negative health outcomes. After controlling for socio-demographic characteristics, the presence of obesity results in non-significant findings for hypertension (OR=1.02; CI: .21, 4.91), and high cholesterol (OR=.52; CI: .10, 2.73), while obesity significantly reduces the risk of diabetes by 60% (OR=.40; CI: .14, 1.17). When applying disease counts, obese men have a significantly lower risk of reporting multiple health conditions (OR=.72; CI: .52, 1.00). CONCLUSION: Overall, the health of Samoan and Tongan males in California is uniformly poor and obesity alone does not significantly increase risks of poor health outcomes. Using a life course perspective, the analysis offers new insights on the basic health of this understudied population.
OBJECTIVE: To examine the impacts of long-standing obesity (BMIs ≥ 30.0 kg/m(2)) on health outcomes among Samoan and Tongan men (aged ≥ 18 years) in California using a life course perspective. DESIGN: Cross-sectional analysis of 103 males from the Pacific Islander Health Study (PIHS), a probability sample modeled after the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). SETTING: Urban residential neighborhoods in San Mateo and Los Angeles counties using a multistage, cluster sample design. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: BMI, diabetes, hypertension, total cholesterol, smoking, drinking, arthritis, gout and migraines. RESULTS: Bivariate analysis shows high rates of poor health outcomes distributed throughout the obese and non-obese sample. Logistic analysis finds that being obese does not significantly increase observed negative health outcomes. After controlling for socio-demographic characteristics, the presence of obesity results in non-significant findings for hypertension (OR=1.02; CI: .21, 4.91), and high cholesterol (OR=.52; CI: .10, 2.73), while obesity significantly reduces the risk of diabetes by 60% (OR=.40; CI: .14, 1.17). When applying disease counts, obesemen have a significantly lower risk of reporting multiple health conditions (OR=.72; CI: .52, 1.00). CONCLUSION: Overall, the health of Samoan and Tongan males in California is uniformly poor and obesity alone does not significantly increase risks of poor health outcomes. Using a life course perspective, the analysis offers new insights on the basic health of this understudied population.
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Chronic Disease; Life Course; Men’s Health; Obesity; Pacific Islander; Samoan; Tongan; Vulnerable Population
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