| Title | Health behaviors and risk factors among American Indians and Alaska Natives, 2000-2010 |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2014 |
| Authors | Cobb, N, Espey, D, King, J |
| Journal | Am J Public HealthAm J Public Health |
| Volume | 104 Suppl 3 |
| Pagination | S481-9 |
| Date Published | Jun |
| ISBN Number | 1541-0048 (Electronic)<br/>0090-0036 (Linking) |
| Accession Number | 24754662 |
| Keywords | Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and Over, Alaska/epidemiology, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, European Continental Ancestry Group/statistics & numerical data, Female, Health Behavior/ ethnology, Humans, Incidence, Indians, North American/ statistics & numerical data, Inuits/ statistics & numerical data, Male, Middle Aged, Population Surveillance, Risk Factors, United States/epidemiology |
| Abstract | 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. |
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