Open AccessAsthma Prevalence Among US Adults, 1998–2000: Role of Puerto Rican Ethnicity and Behavioral and Geographic Factors
Author(s) -
Deborah Rose,
David M. Mannino,
Brian P. Leaderer
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2004.050039
Subject(s) - asthma , demography , ethnic group , logistic regression , medicine , obesity , odds , odds ratio , behavioral risk factor surveillance system , national health interview survey , epidemiology , gerontology , environmental health , population , sociology , anthropology , pathology
We analyzed asthma prevalence among US adults by age, gender, race, Puerto Rican ethnicity, and other demographic, behavioral, health, and geographic variables. We hypothesized that high prevalences would be observed among Puerto Ricans and in the Northeast census region.