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US‐born Blacks Have More Behavioral Risks for Coronary Heart Disease Compared to Their Foreign‐born Counterparts
Author(s) -
Davis Errol E,
Huffman Fatma G
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.22.1_supplement.866.12
Subject(s) - medicine , coronary heart disease , saturated fat , cholesterol , cigarette smoking , demography , sociology
Objective: To investigate behavioral risk for CHD in young Black adults and, to compare these risks in 66 Foreign‐born Afro Caribbean (FBAC: 31 males; 35 females) living in the US for less than 10 years, US‐born Afro Caribbean American (USBACA: 30 males; 32 females) and African American (AA: 30 males; 31 females) ages 18–40 years in a cross‐sectional analysis. Socio‐demographic, dietary, physical activity and cigarette smoking data were collected and analyzed. Results: The USBACA and AA males than FBAC males consumed more energy from fat (%) (76.7 & 82.8 vs. 50.0), saturated fat (60.0 & 62.1 vs. 46.7), dietary cholesterol (43.3 & 41.4 vs. 30.0), sodium (53.3 & 58.6 vs. 33.3), consumed less fruits (93.3 & 96.6 vs. 80.0) and vegetables (83.3 & 62.1 vs. 76.7), watched more television (60.0 & 56.7 vs. 41.9) and smoked more cigarettes (10.0 & 3.3 vs. 0.0). The USBACA and AA females than FBAC females consumed more energy from fat (%) (54.8 & 63.3 vs. 42.9), saturated fat (32.3 & 40.0 vs. 25.7), fruits (80.6 7 93.3 vs. 77.1) and vegetables (77.4 & 76.7 vs. 62.9). More AA than USBACA and FBAC had higher intake of dietary cholesterol (13.3 vs. 3.3 & 5.7), watched less television (41.9 vs. 50.0 & 48.6) and smoked more cigarettes (9.7 vs. 0.0 & 0.0). We found differences in behavioral habits related to risk for CHD between ethnic groups of Black ancestry in South Florida.