Health behaviors and risk factors among American Indians and Alaska natives, 2000û2010
Objectives. We provided contextual risk factor information for a special supplement on causes of death among American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs). We analyzed 11 years of Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data for AI/AN respondents in the United States. Methods. We combined...
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ftrepec:oai:RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2014.301879_0 2024-04-14T08:14:02+00:00 Health behaviors and risk factors among American Indians and Alaska natives, 2000û2010 Cobb, N. Espey, D. King, J. http://hdl.handle.net/10.2105/AJPH.2014.301879 unknown http://hdl.handle.net/10.2105/AJPH.2014.301879 article ftrepec 2024-03-19T10:31:19Z Objectives. We provided contextual risk factor information for a special supplement on causes of death among American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs). We analyzed 11 years of Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data for AI/AN respondents in the United States. Methods. We combined BRFSS data from 2000 to 2010 to determine the prevalence of selected risk factors for AI/AN and White respondents residing in Indian Health Service Contract Health Service Delivery Area counties. Regional prevalence estimates for AI/AN respondents were compared with the estimates for White respondents for all regions combined; respondents of Hispanic origin were excluded. Results. With some regional exceptions, AI/AN people had high prevalence estimates of tobacco use, obesity, and physical inactivity, and low prevalence estimates of fruit and vegetable consumption, cancer screening, and seatbelt use. Conclusions. These behavioral risk factors were consistent with observed patterns of mortality and chronic disease among AI/AN persons. All are amenable to public health intervention. adult; aged; American Indian; article; behavioral risk factor surveillance system; Caucasian; ethnology; female; health behavior; health survey; human; incidence; Inuit; male; middle aged; risk factor; statistics; United States; very elderly, Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Alaska; Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; European Continental Ancestry Group; Female; Health Behavior; Humans; Incidence; Indians, North American; Inuits; Male; Middle Aged; Population Surveillance; Risk Factors; United States Article in Journal/Newspaper inuit inuits Alaska RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) Indian |
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Objectives. We provided contextual risk factor information for a special supplement on causes of death among American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs). We analyzed 11 years of Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data for AI/AN respondents in the United States. Methods. We combined BRFSS data from 2000 to 2010 to determine the prevalence of selected risk factors for AI/AN and White respondents residing in Indian Health Service Contract Health Service Delivery Area counties. Regional prevalence estimates for AI/AN respondents were compared with the estimates for White respondents for all regions combined; respondents of Hispanic origin were excluded. Results. With some regional exceptions, AI/AN people had high prevalence estimates of tobacco use, obesity, and physical inactivity, and low prevalence estimates of fruit and vegetable consumption, cancer screening, and seatbelt use. Conclusions. These behavioral risk factors were consistent with observed patterns of mortality and chronic disease among AI/AN persons. All are amenable to public health intervention. adult; aged; American Indian; article; behavioral risk factor surveillance system; Caucasian; ethnology; female; health behavior; health survey; human; incidence; Inuit; male; middle aged; risk factor; statistics; United States; very elderly, Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Alaska; Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; European Continental Ancestry Group; Female; Health Behavior; Humans; Incidence; Indians, North American; Inuits; Male; Middle Aged; Population Surveillance; Risk Factors; United States |
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Health behaviors and risk factors among American Indians and Alaska natives, 2000û2010 |
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Health behaviors and risk factors among American Indians and Alaska natives, 2000û2010 |
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Health behaviors and risk factors among American Indians and Alaska natives, 2000û2010 |
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Health behaviors and risk factors among American Indians and Alaska natives, 2000û2010 |
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health behaviors and risk factors among american indians and alaska natives, 2000û2010 |
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