Profiles of cardiometabolic risk and acculturation indicators among South Asians in the US: latent class analysis of the MASALA study

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11495395/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery Profiles of cardiometabolic risk and acculturation indicators among South Asians in the US: latent class analysis of the MASALA study South Asians (SA) represent the fastest growing US immigrant group, and previous studies have indicated that they face disproportionately high burden of cardiometabolic disease. Cardiometabolic disease manifests as a syndemic or synergistic epidemic encompassing multiple disease clusters influenced by biological, social, and psychological factors stemming from the acculturative process. This process may exacerbate morbidity within immigrant subgroups. This study aimed to identify cardiometabolic risk profiles among SA using indicators of acculturation. Author: Francisco A. Montiel Ishino*, Katia M. Canenguez, Jeffrey H. Cohen, Blake Victor Kent, Kevin Villalobos, Belinda L. Needham, Namratha R. Kandula, Alka M. Kanaya, Alexandra E. Shields, and Faustine Williams* Journal: Frontiers in Public Health, October 8