Highlighting Resources to Study Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes in US Immigrants

Table 1

Existing datasets incorporating variables of migration and cardiometabolic health.

Dark fill: data collected, white Fill: data not collected, SR: self report.
^aStudy is nationally representative.
^bThe first wave of data collection included only self-reported height and weight, but interviewer measures were added thereafter.
^cSample sizes reflect subsamples of participants who answered questions on health-related variables.
^dInformation presented pertains to the adult sample in the 2003 NIS study.
^eCollection of fasting plasma glucose and OGTT vary by survey year. Details available at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes.htm.
^fRestricted access to specific variables.
^gA second phase of the study is planned, and eventually data will be publicly available.
^hSelf-reported heart disease, hypertension, high cholesterol are available in the following studies: CHIS, NIS, NHANES, NHIS.
ⁱSelf-reported diabetes available in the following studies: CHIS, NIS, NHANES, NHIS.