BMC Women's Health · 11 authors, 6 centres
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A cross-sectional, age-matched comparison of cardiovascular disease risk factors among Filipino women in Korea, Filipino women in the Philippines, and Korean women found that Filipino women in Korea had higher odds of obesity and hypertension compared to Korean women, while Filipino women in the Philippines had markedly higher odds of dyslipidemia.
Anthropometric data, blood pressure, lipid, and glucose levels were compared using conditional logistic regression models computing odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals. Filipino women in Korea had the highest odds of hypertension compared to Korean women (OR 5.51, 95% CI 3.18–9.56). Both groups of Filipino women had higher odds of obesity and waist circumference ≥88 cm compared to Korean women. Filipino women in the Philippines had the highest odds of dyslipidemia markers including total cholesterol ≥200 mg/dL (OR 8.83, 95% CI 5.30–14.71), LDL-C ≥130 mg/dL (OR 3.25, 95% CI 2.13–4.98), and triglyceride ≥150 mg/dL (OR 2.59, 95% CI 1.59–4.22). The cross-sectional design limits causal inference, physical activity was not adjusted for due to differing questionnaires, and the FiLWHEL sample was based on convenience sampling.
