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Maternal pre-pregnancy underweight and the risk of small-for-gestational-age in Asian-American ethnic groups

Salihu HM, Garcia BY, Dongarwar D, Maiyegun SO, Yusuf KK, Agili DEA

Objective This study aimed to examine the association between maternal pre-pregnancy underweight and the risk of small-forgestational-age (SGA) birth among Asian Americans compared with non-Hispanic (NH) whites. Methods Using 2014-2018 birth...
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Lower High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Concentration Is Independently Associated with Greater Future Accumulation of Intra-Abdominal Fat

Song SO, Hwang YC, Ryu HU, Kahn SE, Leonetti DL, Fujimoto WY, Boyko EJ

Background: Both intra-abdominal fat (IAF) and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) are known to be associated with cardiometabolic health. We evaluated whether the accumulation of computed tomography (CT)-measured IAF over 5...
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Uterine clear cell carcinoma risk in White versus non-White US subpopulations: does race matter?

Chow S, Wong D, Liao CI, Mann A, Tian C, Darcy KM, Chan JK

Objective: To determine incidence rates of uterine clear cell carcinoma among non-White US subpopulations. Methods: Data from the United States Cancer Statistics and National Cancer Database from 2004 to 2016 were...
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Higher High Density Lipoprotein 2 (HDL2) to Total HDL Cholesterol Ratio Is Associated with a Lower Risk for Incident Hypertension

Hwang YC, Fujimoto W, Kahn SE, Leonetti D, Boyko EJ

BACKGROUND: Recent studies have suggested that high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol is inversely associated with the development of hypertension. We aimed to determine the association between different HDL cholesterol subclasses...
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Predictors of Incident Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Japanese Americans with Normal Fasting Glucose Level

Hwang YC, Fujimoto W, Kahn SE, Leonetti D, Boyko EJ

BACKGROUND: Little is known about the natural course of normal fasting glucose (NFG) in Asians and the risk factors for future diabetes. METHODS: A total of 370 Japanese Americans (163 men,...
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Births to Parents with Asian Origins in the United States, 1992–2012

Kim DH, Jeon J, Park CG, Sriram S, Lee KS

Despite a remarkable increase in Asian births in the U.S., studies on their birth outcomes have been lacking. We investigated outcomes of births to Asian parents and biracial Asian/White parents...
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Breast Cancer Mortality among Asian-American Women in California: Variation according to Ethnicity and Tumor Subtype

Parise C, Caggiano V

PURPOSE: Asian-American women have equal or better breast cancer survival rates than non-Hispanic white women, but many studies use the aggregate term "Asian/Pacific Islander" (API) or consider breast cancer as...
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Is screening and surveillance for early detection of gastric cancer needed in Korean Americans?

Kim GH, Bang SJ, Ende AR, Hwang JH

The incidence rate of gastric cancer in Korean Americans is over five times higher than that in non-Hispanic whites, and is similar to the incidence of colorectal cancer in the...
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Stomach cancer incidence rates among Americans, Asian Americans and Native Asians from 1988 to 2011

Kim Y, Park J, Nam BH, Ki M

Stomach cancer is the second most common cancer in Eastern Asia, accounting for approximately 50% of all new cases of stomach cancer worldwide. Our objective was to compare the stomach...
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Advance Care Planning: Preliminary Report of Differences and Similarities between Korean and Korean American

Park JH

PURPOSE: This study was conducted to do preliminary report of differences and similarities between Koreans residing in Korea and Korean Americans residing in America regarding their awareness of end-of-life care,...
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Obesity and Asian Americans in the United States: Systematic Literature Review

Nam S

Objectives Obesity is one of the most serious health problems in the world today. Asian Americans are usually less overweight and obese than African Americans and Hispanic Americans, but the rate...
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