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Persons living in the United States having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent.

Process of cultural change in which one group or members of a group assimilate various cultural patterns from another.

Persons living in the United States having origins in any of the black groups of Africa.

Persons living in the United States of Mexican (MEXICAN AMERICANS), Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish culture or origin. The concept does not include Brazilian Americans or Portuguese Americans.

Individuals whose ancestral origins are in the islands of the central and South Pacific, including Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, and traditionally Australasia.

The islands of the Pacific Ocean divided into MICRONESIA; MELANESIA; and POLYNESIA (including NEW ZEALAND). The collective name Oceania includes the aforenamed islands, adding AUSTRALIA; NEW ZEALAND; and the Malay Archipelago (INDONESIA). (Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p910, 880)

The largest of the continents. It was known to the Romans more specifically as what we know today as Asia Minor. The name comes from at least two possible sources: from the Assyrian asu (to rise) or from the Sanskrit usa (dawn), both with reference to its being the land of the rising sun, i.e., eastern as opposed to Europe, to the west. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p82 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p34)

Individuals whose ancestral origins are in the continent of Europe.

People who leave their place of residence in one country and settle in a different country.

Individuals whose ancestral origins are in the southeastern and eastern areas of the Asian continent.

A group of people with a common cultural heritage that sets them apart from others in a variety of social relationships.

Individual members of North American ethnic groups with ancient historic ancestral origins in Asia.

The process of leaving one's country to establish residence in a foreign country.

A geographic area of east and southeast Asia encompassing CHINA; HONG KONG; JAPAN; KOREA; MACAO; MONGOLIA; and TAIWAN.

A preconceived judgment made without factual basis.

The geographical area of Asia comprising BORNEO; BRUNEI; CAMBODIA; INDONESIA; LAOS; MALAYSIA; the MEKONG VALLEY; MYANMAR (formerly Burma), the PHILIPPINES; SINGAPORE; THAILAND; and VIETNAM.

Those aspects or characteristics which identify a culture.

A collective expression for all behavior patterns acquired and socially transmitted through symbols. Culture includes customs, traditions, and language.

Cultural and linguistic competence is a set of congruent behaviors, attitudes, and policies that come together in a system, agency, or among professionals that enables effective work in cross-cultural situations. Competence implies the capacity to function effectively as an individual and an organization within the context of the cultural beliefs, behaviors, and needs presented by consumers and their communities.

Comparison of various psychological, sociological, or cultural factors in order to assess the similarities or diversities occurring in two or more different cultures or societies.

A country spanning from central Asia to the Pacific Ocean.

A group of islands in Polynesia, in the north central Pacific Ocean, comprising eight major and 114 minor islands, largely volcanic and coral. Its capital is Honolulu. It was first reached by Polynesians about 500 A.D. It was discovered and named the Sandwich Islands in 1778 by Captain Cook. The islands were united under the rule of King Kamehameha 1795-1819 and requested annexation to the United States in 1893 when a provisional government was set up. Hawaii was established as a territory in 1900 and admitted as a state in 1959. The name is from the Polynesian Owhyhii, place of the gods, with reference to the two volcanoes Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa, regarded as the abode of the gods. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p493 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p2330)

Longitudinal study of a nationally representative sample of adolescents in grades 7-12 in the United States during the 1994-95 school year. The Add Health cohort has been followed into young adulthood. (from http://www.cpc.unc.edu/projects/addhealth accessed 08/2012)

Persons living in the United States of Mexican descent.

The concept covering the physical and mental conditions of members of minority groups.

Those factors, such as language or sociocultural relationships, which interfere in the meaningful interpretation and transmission of ideas between individuals or groups.

Prejudice or discrimination based on gender or behavior or attitudes that foster stereotyped social roles based on gender.

The theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes and organized activity on behalf of women's rights and interests. (Webster New Collegiate Dictionary, 1981)

Behavioral, psychological, and social relations among various members of the nuclear family and the extended family.

The total number of cases of a given disease in a specified population at a designated time. It is differentiated from INCIDENCE, which refers to the number of new cases in the population at a given time.

Former kingdom, located on Korea Peninsula between Sea of Japan and Yellow Sea on east coast of Asia. In 1948, the kingdom ceased and two independent countries were formed, divided by the 38th parallel.

Variation in rates of disease occurrence and disabilities between population groups defined by socioeconomic characteristics such as age, ethnicity, economic resources, or gender and populations identified geographically or similar measures.

An aspect of personal behavior or lifestyle, environmental exposure, or inborn or inherited characteristic, which, on the basis of epidemiologic evidence, is known to be associated with a health-related condition considered important to prevent.

A discipline concerned with the prevention of mental illness and the promotion of mental health.

A systematic collection of factual data pertaining to health and disease in a human population within a given geographic area.

The process by which an aspect of self image is developed based on in-group preference or ethnocentrism and a perception of belonging to a social or cultural group. (From APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 8th ed.)

Organized services to provide mental health care.

A subgroup having special characteristics within a larger group, often bound together by special ties which distinguish it from the larger group.

The seeking and acceptance by patients of health service.

Studies in which the presence or absence of disease or other health-related variables are determined in each member of the study population or in a representative sample at one particular time. This contrasts with LONGITUDINAL STUDIES which are followed over a period of time.

Educational institutions providing facilities for teaching and research and authorized to grant academic degrees.

Psychiatric illness or diseases manifested by breakdowns in the adaptational process expressed primarily as abnormalities of thought, feeling, and behavior producing either distress or impairment of function.

Abstract standards or empirical variables in social life which are believed to be important and/or desirable.

Groups of individuals whose putative ancestry is from native continental populations based on similarities in physical appearance.

A geographical area of the United States comprising the District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.

Differences in access to or availability of medical facilities and services.

Individuals enrolled in a school or formal educational program.

Social and economic factors that characterize the individual or group within the social structure.

The state wherein the person is well adjusted.

Actions which have a high risk of being harmful or injurious to oneself or others.

Motivational state produced by inconsistencies between simultaneously held cognitions or between a cognition and behavior; e.g., smoking enjoyment and believing smoking is harmful are dissonant.

Behaviors expressed by individuals to protect, maintain or promote their health status. For example, proper diet, and appropriate exercise are activities perceived to influence health status. Life style is closely associated with health behavior and factors influencing life style are socioeconomic, educational, and cultural.

Statistical models which describe the relationship between a qualitative dependent variable (that is, one which can take only certain discrete values, such as the presence or absence of a disease) and an independent variable. A common application is in epidemiology for estimating an individual's risk (probability of a disease) as a function of a given risk factor.

The ability to speak, read, or write several languages or many languages with some facility. Bilingualism is the most common form. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)

An island in the Greater Antilles in the West Indies, south of Florida. With the adjacent islands it forms the Republic of Cuba. Its capital is Havana. It was discovered by Columbus on his first voyage in 1492 and conquered by Spain in 1511. It has a varied history under Spain, Great Britain, and the United States but has been independent since 1902. The name Cuba is said to be an Indian name of unknown origin but the language that gave the name is extinct, so the etymology is a conjecture. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p302 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p132)

A verbal or nonverbal means of communicating ideas or feelings.

Collaborative process of research involving researchers and community representatives.

Coexistence of numerous distinct ethnic, racial, religious, or cultural groups within one social unit, organization, or population. (From American Heritage Dictionary, 2d college ed., 1982, p955)

Inhaling and exhaling the smoke of burning TOBACCO.

Disorders related to substance abuse.

Knowledge, attitudes, and associated behaviors which pertain to health-related topics such as PATHOLOGIC PROCESSES or diseases, their prevention, and treatment. This term refers to non-health workers and health workers (HEALTH PERSONNEL).

Maleness or femaleness as a constituent element or influence contributing to the production of a result. It may be applicable to the cause or effect of a circumstance. It is used with human or animal concepts but should be differentiated from SEX CHARACTERISTICS, anatomical or physiological manifestations of sex, and from SEX DISTRIBUTION, the number of males and females in given circumstances.

Public attitudes toward health, disease, and the medical care system.

Education that increases the awareness and favorably influences the attitudes and knowledge relating to the improvement of health on a personal or community basis.

Human males as cultural, psychological, sociological, political, and economic entities.

Systematic gathering of data for a particular purpose from various sources, including questionnaires, interviews, observation, existing records, and electronic devices. The process is usually preliminary to statistical analysis of the data.

A group of islands of SAMOA, in the southwest central Pacific. Its capital is Pago Pago. The islands were ruled by native chiefs until about 1869. An object of American interest beginning in 1839, Pago Pago and trading and extraterritorial rights were granted to the United States in 1878. The United States, Germany, and England administered the islands jointly 1889-99, but in 1899 they were granted to the United States by treaty. The Department of the Interior has administered American Samoa since 1951. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p44)

The interactions between individuals of different generations. These interactions include communication, caring, accountability, loyalty, and even conflict between related or non-related individuals.

The degree to which individuals are inhibited or facilitated in their ability to gain entry to and to receive care and services from the health care system. Factors influencing this ability include geographic, architectural, transportational, and financial considerations, among others.

A voluntary organization concerned with the prevention and treatment of heart and vascular diseases.

The level of health of the individual, group, or population as subjectively assessed by the individual or by more objective measures.

Predetermined sets of questions used to collect data - clinical data, social status, occupational group, etc. The term is often applied to a self-completed survey instrument.

Individuals whose ancestral origins are in the continent of Africa.

Conversations with an individual or individuals held in order to obtain information about their background and other personal biographical data, their attitudes and opinions, etc. It includes school admission or job interviews.

Unlawful sexual intercourse without consent of the victim.

Health services required by a population or community as well as the health services that the population or community is able and willing to pay for.

Organized periodic procedures performed on large groups of people for the purpose of detecting disease.

Elements of residence that characterize a population. They are applicable in determining need for and utilization of health services.

Financial support of research activities.

The capital is Seoul. The country, established September 9, 1948, is located on the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. Its northern border is shared with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

The geographical designation for the countries of the MIDDLE EAST and the countries BANGLADESH; BHUTAN; INDIA; NEPAL; PAKISTAN; and SRI LANKA. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed, 1993 & Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988)

Persistent and disabling ANXIETY.

Methods to identify and characterize cancer in the early stages of disease and predict tumor behavior.

The ratio of two odds. The exposure-odds ratio for case control data is the ratio of the odds in favor of exposure among cases to the odds in favor of exposure among noncases. The disease-odds ratio for a cohort or cross section is the ratio of the odds in favor of disease among the exposed to the odds in favor of disease among the unexposed. The prevalence-odds ratio refers to an odds ratio derived cross-sectionally from studies of prevalent cases.

Sexual attraction or relationship between females.

Large mammals in the family Elephantidae, with columnar limbs, bulky bodies, and elongated snouts. They are the only surviving members of the PROBOSCIDEA MAMMALS.

Organizational development including enhancement of management structures, processes and procedures, within organizations and among different organizations and sectors to meet present and future needs.

An indicator of body density as determined by the relationship of BODY WEIGHT to BODY HEIGHT. BMI=weight (kg)/height squared (m2). BMI correlates with body fat (ADIPOSE TISSUE). Their relationship varies with age and gender. For adults, BMI falls into these categories: below 18.5 (underweight); 18.5-24.9 (normal); 25.0-29.9 (overweight); 30.0 and above (obese). (National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Organizations and individuals cooperating together toward a common goal at the local or grassroots level.

Those disorders that have a disturbance in mood as their predominant feature.

Behaviors associated with the ingesting of alcoholic beverages, including social drinking.

New abnormal growth of tissue. Malignant neoplasms show a greater degree of anaplasia and have the properties of invasion and metastasis, compared to benign neoplasms.

Undertaking a task involving a challenge for achievement or a desirable goal in which there is a lack of certainty or a fear of failure. It may also include the exhibiting of certain behaviors whose outcomes may present a risk to the individual or to those associated with him or her.

Age as a constituent element or influence contributing to the production of a result. It may be applicable to the cause or the effect of a circumstance. It is used with human or animal concepts but should be differentiated from AGING, a physiological process, and TIME FACTORS which refers only to the passage of time.

Tumors or cancer of the human BREAST.

INFLAMMATION of the LIVER in humans caused by a member of the ORTHOHEPADNAVIRUS genus, HEPATITIS B VIRUS. It is primarily transmitted by parenteral exposure, such as transfusion of contaminated blood or blood products, but can also be transmitted via sexual or intimate personal contact.

A state of harmony between internal needs and external demands and the processes used in achieving this condition. (From APA Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 8th ed)

A method of data collection and a QUALITATIVE RESEARCH tool in which a small group of individuals are brought together and allowed to interact in a discussion of their opinions about topics, issues, or questions.

The sexual attraction or relationship between members of both the same and the opposite SEX.

The number of new cases of a given disease during a given period in a specified population. It also is used for the rate at which new events occur in a defined population. It is differentiated from PREVALENCE, which refers to all cases, new or old, in the population at a given time.

A status with BODY WEIGHT that is grossly above the acceptable or desirable weight, usually due to accumulation of excess FATS in the body. The standards may vary with age, sex, genetic or cultural background. In the BODY MASS INDEX, a BMI greater than 30.0 kg/m2 is considered obese, and a BMI greater than 40.0 kg/m2 is considered morbidly obese (MORBID OBESITY).

A primary, chronic disease with genetic, psychosocial, and environmental factors influencing its development and manifestations. The disease is often progressive and fatal. It is characterized by impaired control over drinking, preoccupation with the drug alcohol, use of alcohol despite adverse consequences, and distortions in thinking, most notably denial. Each of these symptoms may be continuous or periodic. (Morse & Flavin for the Joint Commission of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence and the American Society of Addiction Medicine to Study the Definition and Criteria for the Diagnosis of Alcoholism: in JAMA 1992;268:1012-4)

The unsuccessful attempt to kill oneself.

The aggregate of social and cultural institutions, forms, patterns, and processes that influence the life of an individual or community.

Correlates of intentions to obtain genetic counseling and colorectal cancer gene testing among at-risk relatives from three ethnic groups. (1/1341)

OBJECTIVES: An understanding of factors associated with interest in genetic counseling and intentions to obtain colorectal cancer susceptibility testing is an important foundation for developing education, counseling, and genetic services and policies. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A survey was mailed to first-degree relatives of patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer. The respondents (n = 426, 77% response rate) are siblings and adult children of Caucasian, Japanese, and Hawaiian ethnicity. Data collection was guided by a conceptual framework and included questions on demographics, family cancer history, predisposing factors (cancer worry, perceived risk, well-being), and enabling factors (decision preferences, social support, and health care factors). Logistic regression analysis on two binary dependent variables (interest in counseling and intentions to get genetic testing) was performed using Generalized Estimating Equations to account for family clusters. RESULTS: Forty-five % of respondents were interested in genetic counseling, and 26% "definitely" intended to get genetic testing for colon cancer when available. For counseling interest, the most important predictors were education, Hawaiian ethnicity, cancer worry, and family support. Cancer worry, perceived risk, and age (older) were directly, and Japanese ethnicity was inversely, associated with testing intentions. CONCLUSIONS: High rates of interest in cancer genetic testing are similar to those found in other studies. Ethnic differences reveal a paradox between objective population risk (higher for Japanese) and greater concerns (among Hawaiians). The substantial lack of awareness of family history warrants further research. Culturally sensitive education and counseling are needed for managing the likely high demand for personalized information about hereditary cancer risk. (+info)

Cancer screening practices among primary care physicians serving Chinese Americans in San Francisco. (2/1341)

Previous research has reported a lack of regular cancer screening among Chinese Americans. The overall objectives of this study were to use a mail survey of primary care physicians who served Chinese Americans in San Francisco to investigate: a) the attitudes, beliefs, and practices regarding breast, cervical, and colon cancer screening and b) factors influencing the use of these cancer screening tests. The sampling frame for our mail survey consisted of: a) primary care physicians affiliated with the Chinese Community Health Plan and b) primary care physicians with a Chinese surname listed in the Yellow Pages of the 1995 San Francisco Telephone Directory. A 5-minute, self-administered questionnaire was developed and mailed to 80 physicians, and 51 primary care physicians completed the survey. A majority reported performing regular clinical breast examinations (84%) and teaching their patients to do self-breast examinations (84%). However, the rate of performing Pap smears was only 61% and the rate of ordering annual mammograms for patients aged 50 and older was 63%. The rates of ordering annual fecal occult blood testing and sigmoidoscopy at regular intervals of three to five years among patients aged 50 and older were 69% and 20%, respectively. Barriers (patient-specific, provider-specific, and practice logistics) to using cancer screening tests were identified. The data presented in this study provide a basis for developing interventions to increase performance of regular cancer screening among primary care physicians serving Chinese Americans. Cancer screening rates may be improved by targeting the barriers to screening identified among these physicians. Strategies to help physicians overcome these barriers are discussed. (+info)

Urinary excretion of 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP) in White, African-American, and Asian-American men in Los Angeles County. (3/1341)

Meats, such as beef, pork, poultry, and fish, cooked at high temperatures produce heterocyclic aromatic amines, which have been implicated indirectly as etiological agents involved in colorectal and other cancers in humans. This study examined the urinary excretion of a mutagenic/carcinogenic heterocyclic aromatic amine, 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP), among 45 African-American, 42 Asian-American (Chinese or Japanese), and 42 non-Hispanic white male residents of Los Angeles who consumed an unrestricted diet. Total PhIP (free and conjugated) was isolated from overnight urine collections, purified by immunoaffinity chromatography, and then quantified by high-pressure liquid chromatography combined with electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. Geometric mean levels of PhIP in Asian-Americans and African-Americans were approximately 2.8-fold higher than in whites. The urinary excretion levels of PhIP were not associated with intake frequencies of any cooked meat based on a self-administered dietary questionnaire, in contrast to our earlier finding (Ji et al., Cancer Epidemiol. Biomark. Prev., 3: 407-411, 1994) of a positive and statistically significant association between bacon intake and the urinary level of 2-amino-3,8-dimethylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoxaline (MeIQx) among this same group of study subjects. Although there is a statistically significant association between urinary levels of PhIP and MeIQx (2-sided P = 0.001), 10 subjects (8%) displayed extreme discordance between urinary PhIP and MeIQx levels. Several factors, including variable contents of heterocyclic aromatic amines in food, enzymic and interindividual metabolic differences, and analytical methodology determine the degree of concordance between the urinary excretion levels of PhIP and MeIQx. Accordingly, urinary excretion levels of a single heterocyclic aromatic amine can only serve as an approximate measure of another in estimating exposure to these compounds in humans consuming unrestricted diets. (+info)

Survival advantage in Asian American end-stage renal disease patients. (4/1341)

Survival advantage in Asian American end-stage renal disease patients. BACKGROUND: An earlier study documented a lower mortality risk for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients in Japan compared with the United States. We compared the mortality of Caucasian (white) and Asian American dialysis patients in the United States to evaluate whether Asian ancestry was associated with lower mortality in the United States. METHODS: The study sample from the U.S. Renal Data System census of ESRD patients treated in the United States included 84,192 white or Asian patients starting dialysis during May 1995 to April 1997, of whom 18,435 died by April 30, 1997. Patient characteristics were described by race. Relative mortality risks (RRs) for Asian Americans relative to whites were analyzed by Cox proportional hazards regression models adjusting for characteristics and comorbidities. Population death rates were derived from vital statistics for the United States and Japan by age and sex. RESULTS: Adjusting for demographics, diabetes, comorbidities, and nutritional factors, the RR for Asian Americans was 0.75 (P = 0.0001). Race-specific background population death rates accounted for over half of the race-related mortality difference. For whites, mortality decreased as the body mass index (BMI) increased. For Asians, the relationship between BMI and survival was u-shaped. The ratio of Asian American/white dialysis death rates and the ratio of Asian American/white general population death rates both varied by age in a similar pattern. The population death rates of Asian American and Japanese were also similar. CONCLUSION: Among dialysis patients, Asian Americans had a markedly lower adjusted RR than whites. The effect of BMI on survival differed by race. Compared with the respective general population, dialysis patients had the same relative increase in death rates for both races. The difference in death rates between the United States and Japan does not appear to be primarily treatment related, but rather is related to background death rates. (+info)

Genetic and dietary predictors of CYP2E1 activity: a phenotyping study in Hawaii Japanese using chlorzoxazone. (5/1341)

Cytochrome P4502E1 (CYP2E1) is considered to play an important role in the metabolic activation of procarcinogens such as N-nitrosoamines and low molecular weight organic compounds. An RsaI polymorphism is present in the 5'-flanking region of the CYP2E1 gene, which could possibly affect its transcription. However, the relationship between genotype and the phenotypic catalytic activity of the enzyme has not been defined. Also, the effects in humans of specific dietary factors, other than ethanol, which have been shown in animal and in vitro studies to modulate CYP2E1 activity, are unknown. Accordingly, the CYP2E1-mediated metabolism of chlorzoxazone to its 6-hydroxy metabolite was investigated in 50 healthy Japanese of both sexes in Hawaii. The oral clearance of the in vivo probe, the trait measure of CYP2E1 activity, was smaller than that reported in European-Americans. Significantly, after adjustment for age and sex, the oral clearance of chlorzoxazone decreased with the number of variant c2 alleles, and its mean in the c2/c2 genotype (147 ml/min) was statistically lower (P < or = 0.05) than that for either the homozygous wild-type (238 ml/min) or the heterozygote (201 ml/min) genotypes. Stepwise multiple regression analysis indicated that body weight was a major contributor to the interindividual variability in the oral clearance of chlorzoxazone, accounting for 43% of the variance. Consumption of lettuce, broccoli, and black tea explained additional components of the variability (7, 5, and 6%, respectively), as did medication use (3%), age (4%), and CYP2E1 genotype (5%). Overall, 73% of the variance could be accounted for by these variables. Body weight, lettuce, and use of medications were associated with increased CYP2E1 activity, and the other covariates were associated with reduced enzyme function. Because of the role that CYP2E1 plays in procarcinogen activation, especially of N-nitrosamines involved in lung cancer, the identified factors may account in part for observed differences in individual susceptibility to disease and may also have implications for cancer prevention. (+info)

Cervical cancer screening among Cambodian-American women. (6/1341)

Southeast Asian women have higher invasive cervical cancer incidence rates and lower Pap testing frequencies than most other racial/ethnic groups in the United States. However, there is little information about the cervical cancer screening behavior of Cambodian-American women. Cambodian residents of Seattle were surveyed in person during late 1997 and early 1998. The PRECEDE model was used to guide the development of items that assessed predisposing, reinforcing, and enabling factors associated with cervical cancer screening participation. The estimated overall survey response was 72%. Four hundred thirteen women completed our questionnaire. Approximately one-quarter (24%) of the respondents had never had a Pap test, and over one-half (53%) had not been screened recently. The following variables were positively associated with a history of at least one Pap smear: younger age, greater number of years since immigration, belief about Pap testing for postmenopausal women, prenatal care in the United States, and physician recommendation. Women who believed in karma were less likely to have ever been screened for cervical cancer than those who did not. Six variables independently predicted recent screening: age; beliefs about regular checkups, cervical cancer screening for sexually inactive women, and the prolongation of life; having a female doctor; and a previous physician recommendation for Pap testing. The study findings indicate that culturally specific approaches might be effective in modifying the cervical cancer screening behavior of immigrant women. Programs targeting Cambodian-Americans are likely to be more effective if they are multifaceted and simultaneously address predisposing, reinforcing, and enabling factors. (+info)

Reproducibility and validity of radioimmunoassays for urinary hormones and metabolites in pre- and postmenopausal women. (7/1341)

The reproducibility of RIAs of circulating sex hormones has been evaluated as part of recent epidemiological investigations, but none seem to have addressed the reproducibility or validity of RIAs for urinary hormones or their metabolites. As part of a case-control study of breast cancer in Asian-American women, 12-h overnight urine samples were obtained, and a methodological study was conducted to identify laboratories capable of assaying urinary hormones. For the reproducibility component of this study, two laboratories with extensive experience in hormone assays measured urinary estrone, estradiol, estriol, pregnanediol glucuronide, and estrone glucuronide using samples from 15 women (5 midfollicular, 5 midluteal, and 5 postmenopausal). Variance estimates from these measurements were used to calculate the laboratory variability (coefficient of variation) and to assess the magnitude of the biological variability among the women in relation to the total variability (intraclass correlation coefficient). For the validity component, urinary estrone, estradiol, and estriol levels were measured in the same samples by gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy in the laboratory of Dr. Herman Adlercreutz (University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland). We found that the degree of assay reproducibility differed between the laboratories, but that laboratory variability was usually low compared with the range of hormone values among women, particularly for the estrogens. Values for estrone and estradiol were well correlated among all of the laboratories. For estriol, the RIAs tended to overestimate levels compared with gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy. In one laboratory, assays for pregnanediol glucuronide and estrone glucuronide were consistently reproduced; in the other, the reproducibility of the RIA for pregnanediol glucuronide was problematic, and estrone glucuronide was not measured. Despite some limitations, urinary hormones and their metabolites can be reliably measured by current RIAs in large investigations attempting to link hormone level to disease risk and may be particularly advantageous for studies of postmenopausal women, where serum concentrations of estrone and estradiol are low and assay measurements are not as dependable. (+info)

Ethnicity and birthplace in relation to tumor size and stage in Asian American women with breast cancer. (8/1341)

OBJECTIVES: This study examined whether Asian American women with breast cancer have tumor characteristics associated with delayed detection of their disease. METHODS: Breast cancer size and stage were examined in relation to subjects' ethnic group and birthplace, on the basis of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program data. RESULTS: Asian-born Asian American women with breast cancer had a greater proportion of tumors larger than 1 cm at diagnosis (79%) than did US White women (70%) (P < .001). In contrast, the proportion of tumors larger than 1 cm among Asian American women born in the United States (67%) did not differ significantly from that among US White women. CONCLUSIONS: Lower utilization of breast cancer screening by Asian-born Asian American women is probably responsible for their greater proportion of tumors larger than 1 cm relative to US White women in the study population. Interventional measures should be taken to increase the use of mammographic screening by first-generation Asian American women. (+info)

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Asian-American women born in the West had a breast cancer risk 60% higher than Asian-American women born in the East. Among ... Migration patterns and breast cancer risk in Asian-American women J Natl Cancer Inst. 1993 Nov 17;85(22):1819-27. doi: 10.1093/ ... Asian-American women with three or four grandparents born in the West had a risk 50% higher than those with all grandparents ... Among the Asian-American women born in the East, breast cancer risk was determined by whether their communities prior to ...

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... an activist and filmmaker who founded the Asian Pacific Film and Video Festival and nurtured the careers of Asian American ... One of the largest showcases of Asian and Asian American filmmaking in the country, the festival, held at several sites around ... an activist and filmmaker who founded the Asian Pacific Film and Video Festival and nurtured the careers of Asian American ... "Asian Americans do exist, we have a history and we have made a lot of contributions, and yet there are so many untold stories ...

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The message was loud and clear: 'If Asian Americans can succeed in America, why not Blacks, Hispanics, and Native Americans? (education.com)

For populations of Asians across the Americas, see Asians in the Americas . (wikipedia.org)
The Latino and Asian American populations are expanding at a rate far outstripping the research capacity necessary to understand the nature of their risks for psychiatric disorders and respond to their service needs. (massgeneral.org)
The lack of quality data for Latinos and Asian Americans makes it difficult to develop public policies and prevention and treatment programs appropriate for these populations. (massgeneral.org)
To estimate the lifetime and 12-month prevalence of psychiatric disorders and the rates of mental health services use for Latino and Asian American populations, adjusting for age and gender effects. (massgeneral.org)
Further, Asian American student populations concentrate in a small percentage of institutions, giving a false impression of high enrollment in higher education overall. (education.com)

To be eligible to complete the NLAAS, respondents were required to be 18 years of age or older, living in the non-institutionalized population of the coterminous United States or Hawaii, of Latino, Hispanic, or Spanish descent, or of Asian descent. (massgeneral.org)

[7] [12] Changing patterns of immigration and an extensive period of exclusion of Asian immigrants have resulted in demographic changes that have in turn affected the formal and common understandings of what defines Asian American. (wikipedia.org)

NLAAS publications and papers in preparation address a wide range of different topics of importance for Latino mental health, including the prevalence of disorders across Latino and Asian subgroups, issues regarding language and measurement of disorder, socio-cultural influences on mental disorder and health and mental health service patterns for Latinos and Asian Americans. (massgeneral.org)
There are marked differences in heart disease risk and occurrence among Asian-American subgroups, but data on these subgroups is limited, prompting the American Heart Association to call for more research on this fastest-growing racial/ethnic group in the U.S., according to a scientific statement published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. (amren.com)
Major federal surveys have only recently started to classify Asian-Americans into seven subgroups: Asian Indian, Chinese, Filipino, Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese and Other Asian. (amren.com)
The first six subgroups together constitute more than 90 percent of Asian-Americans in the U.S., according to the statement. (amren.com)
Asian Indians and Filipinos are at greater risk of coronary heart disease compared to the other subgroups. (amren.com)

According to the Oxford English Dictionary , "Asian person" in the United States is sometimes thought of as a person of East Asian descent. (wikipedia.org)
[16] [17] In vernacular usage, "Asian" is often used to refer to those of East Asian descent or anyone else of Asian descent with epicanthic eyefolds . (wikipedia.org)
The CDC estimates that at least 50% of individuals infected with hepatitis B in the U.S. are of Asian or Pacific Islander descent. (nyu.edu)

We will estimate ethnic differences in the prevalence of specific psychiatric disorders and utilization of mental health services in nationwide representative samples of Latinos and Asian Americans. (massgeneral.org)
This study examined the feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of an interactive "Mobile Doctor" intervention (iMD) for Korean and Vietnamese American men, population groups with high smoking prevalence rates. (jabfm.org)
Asian women generally have lower hip fracture rates than Caucasian women, although the prevalence of vertebral fractures among Asians seems to be as high as that in Caucasians. (nextavenue.org)

The National Latino and Asian American Study (NLAAS) provides national information on the similarities and differences in mental illness and service use of Latinos and Asian Americans. (massgeneral.org)
The final NLAAS sample consisted of 2,554 Latino respondents and 2,095 Asian American respondents. (massgeneral.org)
The CPES Combined Dataset combines the data from three epidemiological surveys: the National Latino and Asian American Study (NLAAS), the National Survey of American Life (NSAL) and the National Comorbity Survey - Replication (NCS-R). The NCS-R dataset was released to the public via ICPSR in June of 2006. (massgeneral.org)

Analyses of the 2010 census have shown that Asian Americans are the fastest growing racial or ethnic minority in the United States. (wikipedia.org)
[22] [23] As such, "Asian" and "African" ancestry are seen as racial categories for the purposes of the Census, since they refer to ancestry only from those parts of the Asian and African continents that are outside the Middle East and North Africa . (wikipedia.org)
Some studies also show that Asian-Americans metabolize drugs, including those used to treat heart disease, differently than Caucasians and other racial/ethnic groups. (amren.com)
The stereotype suggests that Asian Americans are more academically, economically, and socially successful than any other racial minority groups. (education.com)
Most people believe that Asian American students are more successful than other racial minority students because of their supposedly unique Asian cultural values that emphasize hard work, strong family values, and/or stronger belief in the American meritocracy (Wu, 2002). (education.com)
While many South and East Asian American groups such as Asian Indians and Japanese have been successful in receiving high school, bachelors, and advanced degrees, most Southeast Asian Americans including Hmong, Cambodians, and Laotians never finished high school-at times, rates comparable if not lower than other racial minority groups (U.S. Census Bureau, 2004). (education.com)
In actuality, the National Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islander Research in Education (2008) recently found that the increasing presence of Asian Americans in higher education parallels similar increases of other racial minority groups. (education.com)
The model minority myth inherently pits Asian American students with other racial minority students creating interracial tension. (education.com)
The rate of NAG was higher in Asian Americans than in any other racial group in the study and highest of all among Chinese and Vietnamese Americans. (healthcanal.com)

however, Asian-Americans are often studied as a group, which masks the differences within this heterogeneous population," according to Latha Palaniappan, M.D., M.S., chair of the American Heart Association's Scientific Advisory on Cardiovascular Disease in Asian-Americans. (amren.com)
He and his coauthors recommend that future studies explore potential genetic and environmental reasons for some of the observed differences in glaucoma rates among the different races and Asian ethnicities failed. (healthcanal.com)

Ethnic-specific incidence rates of breast cancer in the migrating generation were clearly elevated above those in the countries of origin, while rates in Asian-Americans born in the West approximated the U.S. White rate. (nih.gov)

Prior to the late 1960s, people of Asian ancestry were usually referred to as Oriental , Asiatic , and Mongoloid . (wikipedia.org)
During the U.S. civil rights movement of the 1960s, Asian Americans were first characterized as the model minority. (education.com)

This article is about the U.S. population of Americans of Asian ancestry. (wikipedia.org)
For example, since the removal of restrictive "national origins" quotas in 1965 , the Asian-American population has diversified greatly to include more of the peoples with ancestry from various parts of Asia. (wikipedia.org)
In 1960, they accounted for less than 1 percent of the U.S. population but had a rich history of persecution-from the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 to the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. (reason.com)
During the same period, the share of Asian-Americans in the U.S. population rose sharply, and their share in the Harvard applicant pool doubled. (reason.com)
Since Asian Americans are the second fastest growing population in the U.S.- a trend likely to continue for years to come- such risk information is urgently needed. (healthcanal.com)

NLAAS data analyses will provide important baseline information about Latinos and Asians that will be critical when assessing whether there are diminished mental health disparities by the year 2010 (Healthy People 2010). (massgeneral.org)
In reaction to efforts in removing institutional, legal, and social disparities between majority and minority groups, political conservatives pointed to Asian Americans as an exemplar and testimony that the American dream was colorblind. (education.com)

In fact, Asian American students were more likely to be enrolled in community colleges than in either public or private four-year colleges. (education.com)
During 2016, the City of Austin has had great support for this initiative from the Asian American Community. (austintexas.gov)
The research report notes Asian community have different cultural attitudes and traditions toward health and medicine, determining whether and how they reach out for help, their views on medicine and more. (albany.edu)
The leaders and members of the JACL also work to promote and preserve the heritage and legacy of the Japanese American Community. (jacl.org)

Nativist immigration laws during the 1880s-1920s excluded various Asian groups, eventually prohibiting almost all Asian immigration to the continental United States. (wikipedia.org)
After immigration laws were reformed during the 1940s-60s, abolishing national origins quotas , Asian immigration increased rapidly. (wikipedia.org)
2. The model minority myth neglects history and the role of selective immigration of Asian Americans. (education.com)
The 1965 Immigration Act significantly changed the demography of Asian Americans in the U.S. today. (education.com)

Palaniappan and her colleagues reviewed published research on Asian-Americans and cardiovascular disease, then identified gaps in knowledge and made recommendations. (amren.com)
From the American Heart Association Call to Action: Cardiovascular Disease in Asian Americans. (amren.com)

One reason for this may be that many Asian Americans are lactose intolerant. (nextavenue.org)

The statement identifies research showing that risk factors for Asian-Americans differ compared to Caucasians. (amren.com)

Why are Asian Americans at higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes than Caucasian Americans, and prone to develop the disease at lower body weights? (amren.com)
A Joslin randomized clinical trial now has demonstrated that both Asian Americans and Caucasian Americans at risk of type 2 diabetes who adopted a rigorously controlled traditional Asian diet lowered their insulin resistance. (amren.com)
Moreover, when both groups of participants then switched to consuming typical western fare, the Asian Americans experienced greater increases in insulin resistance than did the Caucasian Americans, says Dr. King, senior author on a paper on the study published in the journal PLOS One. (amren.com)
The 16-week pilot trial was completed by 24 East Asian Americans and 16 Caucasian Americans, who had an average age of 34 and were either of normal weight or overweight but not obese. (amren.com)
For the second eight weeks, 33 of the volunteers (20 Asian Americans and 13 Caucasian Americans) transitioned to a typical low-fiber western diet with 50% of calories from carbohydrates, 16% from protein and 34% from fat, and providing 6 g fiber/1,000 kcal. (amren.com)
Seven volunteers (4 Asian Americans and 3 Caucasian Americans) stayed on the traditional Asian diet to act as controls for the study. (amren.com)
Asian Americans have about 20% higher risks of developing type 2 diabetes than Caucasian Americans. (amren.com)
Studies show that Asian Americans share many of the risk factors that apply to Caucasian women. (nextavenue.org)
Compared with Caucasian women, Asian women have been found to consume less calcium. (nextavenue.org)

That statement conjures the familiar stereotype of Asian-American students as narrow, grade-obsessed nerds. (reason.com)
However, this stereotype can be dangerous and harmful to Asian American students. (education.com)
The stereotype of Asian-Americans being quiet/shy/polite/modest/cerebral has been subverted in so many comedies portraying them as loud/overbearing/rude/arrogant/stupid that the latter may soon become the new stereotype. (chicagoreader.com)

1. The model minority myth ignores the heterogeneity of Asian American groups and their significantly varied levels of success. (education.com)

Based on content from the NIH publication, " Osteoporosis and Asian American Women . (nextavenue.org)

Asian American women are at high risk for developing osteoporosis (porous bones), a disease that is preventable and treatable. (nextavenue.org)
As an Asian American woman, it is important that you understand what osteoporosis is and what steps you can take to prevent or treat it. (nextavenue.org)

Today, according to a survey by The Harvard Crimson , Asian-American freshmen had higher SAT scores than any other ethnic group. (reason.com)

As the complaint filed by the Coalition of Asian-American Associations noted, a study of UCLA applicants found "no correlation between race and 'personal achievement. (reason.com)
One part of this puzzle may lie in the transition from traditional high-fiber, low-fat Asian diets to current westernized diets, which may pose extra risks for those of Asian heritage, says George King, M.D., Senior Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer at Joslin Diabetes Center and the senior author of the study. (amren.com)
But little was known about risks for Asian Americans until a National Eye Institute funded study published recently in Ophthalmology journal (online). (healthcanal.com)
The study also showed Asian-American patients were on average younger, more likely to be male, and to not have insurance or covered by Medicaid. (albany.edu)
However, the study showed Asian-Americans were more likely to be discharged home. (albany.edu)

Today, nearly 5 percent of Americans have Asian ancestry, tracing to countries from India to Japan. (reason.com)
At Caltech, reported Ron Unz in The American Conservative magazine, Asian-Americans are now nearly 40 percent of the student body. (reason.com)
Asian-Americans represent 25 percent of all foreign-born people in the U.S. They are projected to reach nearly 34 million by 2050. (amren.com)
By reviewing insurance records of more than 44,000 Asian Americans older than 40, the researchers found their glaucoma risk to be 6.5 percent, which is about the same as U.S. Latinos. (healthcanal.com)

Russell Jeung is a professor of Asian American studies at San Francisco State University, and he set up a website to compile reports of discrimination. (npr.org)
The NLAAS is one of the most comprehensive studies of Latinos and Asian Americans ever conducted using up-to-date scientific strategies in the design, sampling procedures, psychiatric assessments and analytic techniques. (massgeneral.org)
Qian said there's been few studies that look at heart health within the Asian-America patients. (albany.edu)

Hepatitis B is a major health disparity for Asian Americans. (nyu.edu)

Asian-American health is one I have a passion for," Qian said. (albany.edu)
This is the third major paper Qian has published on Asian-Americans and heart health since 2012. (albany.edu)
Are There Any Special Issues for Asian Women Regarding Bone Health? (nextavenue.org)

He found Asian-American heart failure patients are more likely than their white counterparts to develop chronic conditions. (albany.edu)
ALBANY, N.Y (July 29, 2015) - New research from the University at Albany shows that Asian-American heart failure patients are more likely than their white counterparts to have chronic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension and renal disease. (albany.edu)
Overall, he found Asian-American patients had comparable quality of care, but were less likely to receive medicine upon discharge from the hospital, including diuretics called aldosterone antagonists and blood thinners for abnormal heart rhythm. (albany.edu)
Compared with white patients, Asian-American patients had a similar likelihood of hospital stays greater than four days and risk rates for dying while in the hospital. (albany.edu)

Japanese- and Chinese-Americans have lower rates of coronary heart disease but higher rates of stroke. (amren.com)
Chinese-Americans have lower rates of peripheral arterial disease, or clotting diseases of the leg arteries, than other groups. (amren.com)

Asian Americans are Americans of Asian ancestry. (wikipedia.org)

Our objective was to quantify breast cancer risks associated with the various migration patterns of Asian-American women. (nih.gov)
Asian-American women born in the West had a breast cancer risk 60% higher than Asian-American women born in the East. (nih.gov)
Asian-American women with three or four grandparents born in the West had a risk 50% higher than those with all grandparents born in the East. (nih.gov)

Exposure to Western lifestyles had a substantial impact on breast cancer risk in Asian migrants to the United States during their lifetime. (nih.gov)

The risk of NTG was three to 10 times higher in Japanese Americans than other Asian ethnicities studied, and nearly all of the Asian sub-groups were at higher risk than non-Asian Americans. (healthcanal.com)

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Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena19

Humanities1

Information Science10

Named Groups14

Health Care37

Geographicals27

Correlates of intentions to obtain genetic counseling and colorectal cancer gene testing among at-risk relatives from three ethnic groups. (1/1341)

Cancer screening practices among primary care physicians serving Chinese Americans in San Francisco. (2/1341)

Urinary excretion of 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP) in White, African-American, and Asian-American men in Los Angeles County. (3/1341)

Survival advantage in Asian American end-stage renal disease patients. (4/1341)

Genetic and dietary predictors of CYP2E1 activity: a phenotyping study in Hawaii Japanese using chlorzoxazone. (5/1341)

Cervical cancer screening among Cambodian-American women. (6/1341)

Reproducibility and validity of radioimmunoassays for urinary hormones and metabolites in pre- and postmenopausal women. (7/1341)

Ethnicity and birthplace in relation to tumor size and stage in Asian American women with breast cancer. (8/1341)

Asian Americans

Acculturation

Philippines

African Americans

Hispanic Americans

Vietnam

Oceanic Ancestry Group

Pacific Islands

Asia

United States

European Continental Ancestry Group

Emigrants and Immigrants

Asian Continental Ancestry Group

California

Ethnic Groups

Indians, North American

Emigration and Immigration

Far East

Prejudice

Asia, Southeastern

Cultural Characteristics

Culture

Cultural Competency

Cross-Cultural Comparison

China

Hawaii

National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health

Cambodia

Mexican Americans

Minority Health

Communication Barriers

Sexism

Feminism

Family Relations

Prevalence

Korea

Health Status Disparities

Risk Factors

Preventive Psychiatry

Health Surveys

Social Identification

Mental Health Services

Minority Groups

Laos

Patient Acceptance of Health Care

Cross-Sectional Studies

Universities

Mental Disorders

Social Values

Continental Population Groups

Mid-Atlantic Region

Healthcare Disparities

Students

Socioeconomic Factors

Japan

Mental Health

Dangerous Behavior

Cognitive Dissonance

Health Behavior

Logistic Models

Multilingualism

Cuba

Language

Community-Based Participatory Research

Cultural Diversity

Smoking

Substance-Related Disorders

Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Sex Factors

North America

Attitude to Health

Health Education

Men

San Francisco

Data Collection

American Samoa

New York City

Intergenerational Relations

Health Services Accessibility

American Heart Association