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Volume 7: No. 4, July 2010

ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Chronic Disease Risk Factors Among Alaska Native and American Indian People, Alaska, 2004-2006

Risk Factor Alaska EARTH Study,
% (95% CI)
NHANES,
% (95% CI)
High total cholesterol 13.8 (12.6-15.1) 16.7 (15.7-17.7)
High LDL cholesterol 29.0 (27.0-30.9) 23.8 (21.3-26.4)
Low HDL cholesterol 27.5 (25.8-29.3) 19.5 (17.9-21.1)
High triglycerides 29.3 (27.4-31.2) 31.3 (29.7-32.9)

Figure 1. Age-adjusted prevalence of dyslipidemia for Alaska EARTH Study participants, 2004-2006, compared with Alaska NHANES participants, 1999-2004. Direct age standardization is based on the 2000 census standard population for adults aged 20 years or older using age groups 20 to 34 years, 35 to 44 years, 45 to 54 years, 55 to 64 years, and 65 years or older. Clinical risk factor categories for EARTH Study participants are based on recommendations from the National Cholesterol Education Program (11). Clinical risk factor categories for NHANES participants are based on Health, United States, 2007 (16), Hyre et al (19), and Kuklina et al (20). Abbreviations: EARTH, Education and Research Towards Health; CI, confidence interval; NHANES, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; HDL, high-density lipoprotein.

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Risk Category Alaska EARTH Study,
% (95% CI)
NHANES,
% (95% CI)
Overweight 76.6 (73.7-79.5) 66.0 (64.8-67.2)
Impaired fasting glucose 36.7 (34.6-38.8) 26.0 (23.8-28.4)
Prehypertension or hypertension 28.5 (26.7-30.4) 19.0 (17.6-20.4)

Figure 2. Age-adjusted prevalence of clinical risk factors for Alaska EARTH Study participants, 2004-2006, compared with Alaska NHANES participants, 1999-2004. Direct age standardization is based on the 2000 census standard population for adults aged 20 years or older using age groups 20 to 34 years, 35 to 44 years, 45 to 54 years, 55 to 64 years, and 65 years or older. Clinical risk factor categories for EARTH Study participants are based on recommendations from the American Diabetes Association and the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (12,13). Clinical risk factor categories for NHANES participants are based on Health, United States, 2007 (16) and Cowie et al (17). Abbreviations: EARTH, Education and Research Towards Health; CI, confidence interval; NHANES, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

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