Research Article
Why Are Native Hawaiians Underrepresented in Hawai‘i's Older Adult Population? Exploring Social and Behavioral Factors of Longevity
Table 3
Health indicators in 60+ population by ethnicity, HBRFSS, 2005–07.
| | | All people age 60+ | Native Hawaiian | Caucasian | Filipino | Japanese |
| | Self-rated helath, insurance, checkups, MD visits | Rate health as fair/poor | 22.7 | 26.3 | 19.0 | 28.0 | 22.5 | | Need adaptive equipment | 12.8 | 18.0 | 12.8 | 14.0 | 11.2 | | Health insurance | 97.2% | 95.3% | 96.8% | 97.5% | 98.4% | | Could not see MD in past 12 months due to cost | 3.2% | 7.2% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 0.6% | | No PCP | 4.9% | 6.3% | 7.0% | 3.8% | 2.8% | | Routine checkup in past year | 82.9% | 81.0% | 79.4% | 81.3% | 86.4% |
| | Chronic conditions | Told by MD with asthma | 10.8% | 19.7% | 11.8% | 10.2% | 7.6% | | Told by MD have diabetes | 16.5% | 24.9% | 11.9% | 23.8% | 14.9% | | Told by MD had heart attack | 9.6% | 11.3% | 12.0% | 8.7% | 7.2% | | Told by MD have angina/CHD | 8.6% | 11.4% | 10.1% | 6.4% | 6.5% | | Told by MD had stroke | 6.8% | 7.2% | 7.5% | 4.4% | 6.7% |
| | Lifestyle risks | Smoked 100+ cigarette in lifetime | 48.1% | 56.8% | 57.0% | 37.2% | 43.1% | | Current smokers (daily/occasional) | 8.9% | 14.6% | 9.8% | 9.7% | 6.9% | | Binge drinkers (4-5 + drinks at once) | 7.0% | 8.9% | 9.0% | 4.0% | 5.9% | | Obese | 16.5% | 36.2% | 19.2% | 16.1% | 7.7% | | Participated in physical activity outside of regular job in past 30 days | 77.0% | 72.9% | 81.4% | 72.1% | 75.6% |
| | Screening practices | For women, had mammogram in last 2 years | 81.3% | 77.7% | 76.2% | 82.3% | 85.8% | | For men, had PSA test in past 12 months | 54.0% | 37.7% | 58.8% | 33.7% | 60.5% | | For men, had DRE in past 12 months | 45.0% | 34.2% | 48.6% | 28.2% | 49.7% | | Ever had sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy | 66.0% | 52.7% | 70.6% | 47.3% | 73.0% |
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