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Abstract Intro: In 2000, 6.8 million individuals identified with two or more races. This number increased to over 9 million by 2010, representing a 30% increase within a span of 10 years. The rapid growth of racial and ethnic minority populations in the US will transform the cultural milieu and engender shifts in health, economic, social, and political landscapes. These shifts necessitate the examination of health profiles of these emerging populations to determine whether they experience disparate health behaviors or outcomes in comparison to their monoracial counterparts. The focus of the present study was to examine health outcomes and chronic conditions for the biracial Asian population in California. We hypothesized that the biracial population will display intermediate (or an “average” of) outcomes in comparison to their monoracial counterparts. Methods: This study utilized merged data from respondents (N = 238,897) to iterations of the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) administered in 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2009. After adjusting for sociodemographic variables, we ran multivariable regression models to predict health outcomes (i.e., diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, disability status, BMI, and general health) and to compare health outcomes among various racial and ethnic groups. Results: After adjusting for relevant covariates, multivariate results revealed that Whites reported better health overall than biracial Asians and other monoracial groups. For example, Whites were less likely to report having been diagnosed with diabetes, high blood pressure, and physical disability, and had higher perceived general health than biracial Asians and other monoracial individuals. We also found that biracial Asians displayed BMI ranges that were intermediate between their monoracial constituents. Conclusions: BMI is a more proximal health outcome and is more sensitive to lifestyles and behaviors. As a result, BMI may be a better indicator that biracial Asians have indeed adopted health behaviors and practices that fall between their monoracial counterparts. Future epidemiological research should examine the prevalence of more proximal health outcomes among biracial Asians and assess how it differs by developmental age. Additional studies should also examine how health behaviors among biracial Asians change over time and are associated with chronic medical conditions. Citation Format: Anh B. Nguyen, Nancy Breen, Trenette T. Clark, Richard Moser. Health status and chronic conditions of biracial Asians in California 2001-2009. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Sixth AACR Conference: The Science of Cancer Health Disparities; Dec 6–9, 2013; Atlanta, GA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2014;23(11 Suppl):Abstract nr C83. doi:10.1158/1538-7755.DISP13-C83
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