TY - JOUR AU - Becerra, Benjamin J. AU - Scroggins, Christy M. AU - Becerra, Monideepa B. PY - 2014 TI - Association Between Asthma and Obesity Among Immigrant Asian Americans, California Health Interview Survey, 2001-2011 T2 - Preventing Chronic Disease JO - Prev Chronic Dis SP - E209 VL - 11 CY - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. N2 - Our objective was to study the comorbidity of asthma and obesity among foreign-born Asian Americans, by subgroups. Public data from the California Health Interview Survey, 2001-2011, were analyzed by using independent logistic regressions, yielding the association between asthma and obesity (Asian and standard cutoffs for body mass index [BMIs]) of 19,841 Asian American immigrant respondents. Chinese, Filipino, South Asian, and Japanese immigrants had a positive association between lifetime asthma and obesity, whereas among Korean immigrants, a positive association was found between lifetime asthma and overweight status (standard BMI cutoffs). Routine screening for this comorbidity is warranted among immigrant Asian Americans. SN - 1545-1151 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd11.140333 DO - 10.5888/pcd11.140333 ER -