Sociodemographic, socioeconomic, and clinical factors associated with diabetes screening in Asian Americans

Use of preventive cardiovascular health care among Asian American individuals: A National Health Interview Survey Study

The risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) varies across Asian Americans. Heterogeneity in preventive health care use may have a role in health disparity across Asian American populations. We included 318,069 White, Chinese, Asian Indian, Filipino, and 'other Asian' (Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese) participants with and without self-reported history of ASCVD or ASCVD risk factors (including hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and diabetes) from 2006-2018 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). We used multivariable logistic regression models adjusted for age, sex, US birth, education, insurance coverage, and a comorbidity score to assess the association between Asian American race/ethnicity and annual health care use. Adjusted odds ratios (aOR) with 95% confidence intervals were reported. Of the total, 187,093 participants did not report ASCVD or ASCVD risk factors (mean age, 40.2 ± 0.1 y; 52% women), and 130,976 participants reported ASCVD or ASCVD risk factors (mean age, 58.3 ± 0.9 y; 49.5% women). Compared with White individuals, among the group without ASCVD or ASCVD risk factors (N=187,093), 'other Asian' adults were less likely to visit general practitioner (aOR=0.80, 0.72-0.89), or check blood pressure (aOR=0.77, 0.66-0.89), blood cholesterol (aOR=0.80, 0.70-0.92), and fasting blood sugar (aOR=0.73, 0.63-0.84). Among participants with ASCVD or ASCVD risk factors (N=130,976), Asian Indian adults were more likely to visit general practitioner (aOR=1.29, 1.01-1.66), or check blood pressure (aOR=1.27, 0.83-1.96), blood cholesterol (aOR=1.46, 1.00-2.15), and fasting blood sugar (aOR=1.49, 1.11-1.99). Annual preventive health care use is heterogenous across the Asian American populations.