Abstract
Purpose: The number of Filipino Americans in Las Vegas, Nevada, is growing considerably, but no research to date has assessed the specific health needs of this burgeoning population. Thus, this study aims to assess health behaviors, perceived community health problems, and self-reported diseases/conditions among Filipino Americans in the Greater Las Vegas area and evaluate any difference by gender.Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 200 Filipino American adults residing in the Greater Las Vegas area using a prevalidated instrument.Results: The self-reported prevalence of hypertension, high cholesterol, and diabetes was 48%, 46%, and 25%, respectively. Adverse health behaviors, in terms of insufficient exercise and diets lacking in fruits and vegetables, were noted among our participants. Approximately 67% of participants reported exercising less than the recommended 150 min of physical activity per week and <3% of the study population ate the recommended five servings of fruits and vegetables a day. On the contrary, consumption of sweet snacks and salty condiments was high. More than two-thirds of respondents indicated that the Filipino American community should address the identified health conditions.Conclusions: The high self-reported prevalence of hypertension, high cholesterol, and diabetes demonstrates a pressing public health problem among Filipino Americans in Las Vegas. Given that our study population comprised predominantly college-educated, middle-income, and insured individuals, the findings may be underestimated and thus the actual disease prevalence may be even higher. Results of this survey will be used to develop future interventions for the Filipino American community in Las Vegas using the principles of community-based participatory research.
Highlights
With an estimated population of 3.4 million in the United States, Filipino Americans represent the thirdlargest ethnic minority group
Study procedure A total of 200 (n = 200) Filipino American adults residing in the Greater Las Vegas area were recruited to participate in this study, which was conducted from April 2017 to August 2017
Sample size for finite population was calculated by using the formula, n = ss/(1 +/p), and finite population size (p) of 39,303
Summary
With an estimated population of 3.4 million in the United States, Filipino Americans represent the thirdlargest ethnic minority group. It is the second largest Asian American subgroup after Chinese Americans.[1,2] The Filipino ethnic group represented *19.7% of the total Asian American population of the United States in 2010.3 Filipinos were the second most rapidly increasing Asian group in the United States after Asian Indians, with a 44% population growth rate from 2000 to 2010.1 The percent increase in the population of Filipino Americans was 28% from 1990 to 2000 and 44% from 2000 to 2010, respectively.[1,2]. In Las Vegas, Nevada, Filipino Americans represent the largest Asian American subpopulation with an estimated population of 108,141 in Census 2010.1,4. According to an analysis from the Pew Research Center, citing American Community Survey data from 2013 to 2015, Las Vegas was one of the top metropolitan cities where Filipino Americans lived.[5] Between
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