Palo Alto Medical Foundation Research Institute, 795 El Camino Real/Ames Building, Palo Alto, CA 94301, USA.
Ethn Dis. 2010 Winter;20(1):53-7.
Asian Indians had one of the highest population growth rates in California between 1990 and 2000. However, few studies have examined common causes of death in this ethnic group in California. We examined leading causes of mortality in Asian Indians in California and analyzed differences across age and sex.
DESIGN/SETTING: Linear interpolation of 1990 and 2000 US Census data were used to calculate population sizes. California mortality data were examined to determine total number of Asian Indian deaths, and analyzed to determine causes of death across age (25-44, 45-64, > or = 65) and sex subgroups.
International Classification of Diseases, 9th and 10th revision codes were used to aggregate causes of mortality into disease categories of cardiovascular diseases, cancers, diabetes, traumas/accidents/suicides, infections, and other conditions.
Cardiovascular diseases were the leading cause of death for both sexes. Cancers were the second leading cause of death for both sexes. Diabetes and traumas/accidents/suicides were the next most common cause of mortality for females and males respectively. However, differences were found between age groupings across the sexes.
This analysis confirms leading causes of death found in other densely-populated Asian Indian regions. It also sheds light on emerging conditions in this population in California. Although contributors to causes of mortality are discussed, more research is needed to understand the unique biological and socio-cultural determinants of disease in Asian Indians. Translation of this research into intervention strategies will reduce the burden of these diseases in this rapidly-growing population in California and the United States.
1990 年至 2000 年间，加利福尼亚州的亚洲印第安人人口增长率位居前列。然而，针对加利福尼亚州该族裔的常见死因，鲜有研究涉及。本研究旨在探讨加利福尼亚州亚洲印第安人的主要死亡原因，并分析不同年龄和性别的差异。
设计/背景：线性内插 1990 年和 2000 年美国人口普查数据，以计算人口规模。研究加利福尼亚州的死亡人数，以确定亚洲印第安人的死亡总数，并对各年龄段（25-44 岁、45-64 岁、≥65 岁）和性别亚组的死因进行分析。
采用国际疾病分类第 9 版和第 10 版的代码，将死因汇总为心血管疾病、癌症、糖尿病、创伤/事故/自杀、感染和其他疾病类别。
心血管疾病是男女的主要死因。癌症是男女的第二大死因。糖尿病和创伤/事故/自杀是女性和男性的下一个最常见死因。然而，各年龄段之间存在性别差异。
该分析证实了在其他人口密集的亚洲印第安人地区发现的主要死因，也揭示了加利福尼亚州该人群中出现的新情况。尽管讨论了死因的促成因素，但仍需要进一步研究，以了解亚洲印第安人疾病的独特生物学和社会文化决定因素。将这项研究转化为干预策略，将减轻加利福尼亚州和美国这一快速增长的人口中这些疾病的负担。
