Are immigrants at risk of heart disease in Australia? A systematic review

Title: Are immigrants at risk of heart disease in Australia? A systematic review
Creator: Dassanayake, Jayantha; Dharmage, Shyamali; Gurrin, Lyle; Sundararajan, Vijaya; Payne, Warren
Date: 2009
Type: Text; Journal article
Identifier: http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/60506
Identifier: vital:2130
Identifier: ISSN:0156-5788
Abstract: We systematically reviewed the peer-reviewed literature to establish the prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among immigrants in Australia and whether being an immigrant is a CVD risk factor. Of 23 studies identified, 12 were included. Higher prevalence of CVD was found among Middle Eastern, South Asian and some European immigrants. Higher prevalence of CVD risk factors was found among Middle Eastern and Southern European immigrants. Higher alcohol consumption was found among immigrants from New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Ireland. Smoking and physical inactivity were highly prevalent among most immigrants.
Relation: Australian Health Review Vol. 33, no. 3 (2009), p. 479-491
Rights: Copyright Australasian Medical Publishing Company
Rights: This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
Subject: Cardiovascular disease; Epidemiologic transition; Myocardial infarction; Mortality; Migration; Knowledge; Countries; Chinese; Burden; Sydney
Reviewed