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Acculturative Stress and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Korean Americans
Description
The purpose of this study was to determine if a relationship existed between acculturative stress and cardiovascular disease risk factors in Korean immigrants residing in the United States. This is a secondary analysis of existing data that was collected for a cross-sectional, descriptive study of 104 Korean American adults in a large Southwestern city in the U.S. Descriptive statistics, t-test, and analysis of variance were used to analyze data on demographics, acculturative stress, and biomarkers indicative of cardiovascular risk, such as body mass index (BMI), blood pressure (BP), and total cholesterol (TC). Most participants were women (66.3%), with a mean age of 53.59 (SD = 10.42), who were married (89.4%), educated at a college level or above (graduate) level (85.6%), employed full/part-time (64.4%), and had an annual household income of $50,000 or more (62.5%). The average length of residence in the U.S. was 22.04 years (SD = 11.89), Half of the study sample were overweight or obese (BMI > 23 kg/m2), 65.4% with high SBP (≥ 120 mmHg), 75.9% with high DBP (≥ 80 mmHg), and 75% with high TC (≥ 170 mg/dL). Acculturative stress was significantly associated with age, length of residence, and family annual income. Cardiovascular risk factors were significantly different by age, gender, marital status, education level, or employment status. However, the relationship between acculturative stress and cardiovascular risk indicators was not statistically significant. The study findings provide useful information about demographic characteristics, acculturative stress, and cardiovascular health of Korean immigrants in the United States. In order to prevent and manage cardiovascular health of the population, healthcare professionals should consider that cardiovascular risk factors may vary according to demographic characteristics in Korean immigrants.
Date Created
2016-05
Contributors
- Suh, Bin (Author)
- Shin, Cha-Nam (Thesis director)
- Dirksen, Shannon (Committee member)
- Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
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41 pages
Language
eng
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Academic Year 2015-2016
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.39623
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minimal
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