Marked Differences in Cardiovascular Risk Profiles in Middle-Aged and Older Chinese Residents: Evidence from a Large Australian Cohort

Differences in food and nutrient intakes between Australian‐ and Asian‐born women living in Australia: Results from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health

“…cardiovascular disease). A recent study showed that Chinese people had a lower prevalence of coronary heart disease and stroke compared with non‐Chinese Australians . High consumption of fish is associated with a decreased risk of cardiovascular disease .…”

Understanding Prevention and Management of Coronary Heart Disease Among Chinese Immigrants and Their Family Carers: A Socioecological Approach

“…While Chinese are considered at lower risk for CHD compared with other ethnicities (Teo et al, 2009), there is increasing burden of CHD risk among Chinese in Western countries. A large population study demonstrated Chinese Australians had distinctive cardiovascular risk-profiles compared with non-Chinese, such as higher prevalence of diabetes (Jin, Neubeck, Gullick, Koo, & Ding, 2017). A meta-analysis showed Chinese immigrants had 40% to 70% higher 30-day mortality after a cardiac event compared with Caucasians and South Asians (Jin, Ding, Gullick, Koo, & Neubeck, 2015).…”

Effectiveness of diet and physical activity interventions among Chinese-origin populations living in high income countries: a systematic review

“…There is good evidence of differences in physical activity and dietary practices between Chinese migrant groups and the rest of the population in a number of countries with the largest Chinese-origin populations. There was a higher prevalence of inactivity among Chinese Australians than non-Chinese Australians [3], Canadians of South-East Asian origin (including people with Chinese origins) were more likely to be physically inactive than the White population of Canada [9], those of Chinese origin reported lower levels of physical activity compared with the general population in the UK [10], and not only were Non-Hispanic Asians in New York City less likely to meet physical activity guidelines than non-Hispanic Whites or Blacks, but Chinese Americans were less likely to meet physical activity guidelines than other Asian subgroups [11]. Similarly, in New Zealand those of Chinese ethnicity were less likely to achieve physical activity recommendations [8].…”

“…People of Chinese origin make up one of the fastest expanding groups in high-income countries such as the United States, Australia and Canada [1]. The cardiometabolic disease profile for this group is generally positive [1], but there are concerns about a high prevalence of type 2 diabetes identified in some studies [2,3] and about increasing adiposity. While measures of adiposity such as BMI and waist circumference are generally low in Chinese-origin populations in high-income countries in comparison with other ethnic groups [3,4], there is evidence that it increases with time living in a highincome country [4], that it is higher in those born to Chinese-origin parents in the United States than in migrants from China [4][5][6], and some evidence that it has been increasing faster amongst Chinese ethnic groups than amongst others [7].…”

“…The cardiometabolic disease profile for this group is generally positive [1], but there are concerns about a high prevalence of type 2 diabetes identified in some studies [2,3] and about increasing adiposity. While measures of adiposity such as BMI and waist circumference are generally low in Chinese-origin populations in high-income countries in comparison with other ethnic groups [3,4], there is evidence that it increases with time living in a highincome country [4], that it is higher in those born to Chinese-origin parents in the United States than in migrants from China [4][5][6], and some evidence that it has been increasing faster amongst Chinese ethnic groups than amongst others [7]. People of Asian origin have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease at a given BMI relative to other ethnic subgroups [3], suggesting that strategies to improve diet and physical activity behaviors may be particularly important for those of Asian origin, including Chinese immigrants and their descendants [8].…”