Transcript Obesity and Health Risk Factors among Kansas’ Minority Populations John Rule

Obesity and Health Risk Factors
among Kansas’ Minority Populations
Topeka, Kansas • September 27, 2006
John Rule
Senior Research Analyst
Kansas Health Institute
Introduction
 In 2001, The Surgeon General of the
United States issued a ‘Call to Action’
to prevent and reduce overweight and
obesity
 “Left unabated, overweight and
obesity may soon cause as much
preventable disease and death as
cigarette smoking.”
Background/Need
 Overweight and Obesity prevalence is a
leading health indicator for HP2010
 HK2010 goal: Identify, reduce and
eliminate racial and ethnic health
disparities
 Data were available nationally for minority
groups, but they were not available in
Kansas
National Data
35
30.0
Black
29
30
25
Percent
Hispanic
22
20
15
HP 2010
Goal
10
5
0
NHANES
White
Project Goals
 To provide precise estimates of the
prevalence of obesity in Kansas
 To obtain information about risk behaviors
and health factors related to obesity among
the Hispanic, Black and White populations
 To make the results of this survey readily
available for use
Who Is Involved?
 Sunflower Foundation
 Kansas Department of Health and
Environment, Office of Health Promotion
 Kansas Health Institute
Who is Involved? Cont.
 Kansas Association of Local Health
Departments
 State and local service providers,
program managers and policy makers
who are interested in a better
understanding of obesity-related
issues among minority groups in
Kansas
Results – Obesity Comparison
40
36.0
35
30
Kansas
32.0
30
29
29.0
25
Percent
National
22
20
15
HP 2010
Goal
10
5
0
Hispanic
Black
Obesity
White
Results – Physical Activity
Comparison
40
National
HP 2010
Goal
35
Kansas
30.0
30
23
Percent
25
20
15
21.0
19.0
17
15
10
5
0
Hispanic
Black
Vigorous Physical Activity
White
Results – Five Fruits and
Vegetables Comparison
55
HP 2010
Goal
45
National
Kansas
35
Percent
28.0
25.0
22
25
20
24
18.0
15
5
Hispanic
Black
-5
Five Fruits and Vegetables
White
Example of Ethnic/Racial
Differences
Food Purchasing Decisions
When you buy food, how important is each of the following
factors?
Race / Ethnicity
Total
Hispanic
Black
White
%
%
%
%
How safe the food is to eat
82.7
79.4
68.1
70.8
Nutrition
82.9
81.6
60.7
63.5
Price
61.6
60.7
45.6
48.4
How well the food keeps
77.3
70.3
49.3
54.1
How easy the food is to prepare
54.1
46.5
36.7
38.6
Taste
86.3
82.0
81.6
82.0
Expected Impact and
Application of Data
 Estimation of population prevalence
estimates, evaluation of any changes
 Identification of risk factors can lead
to targeted health promotion and
intervention efforts
 HP2010 Goal 19-2: Reduce the
proportion of adults who are obese
Publication of Results
 Breakdown of survey questions can
be found at the Health Risk Studies
website of KDHE
(http://www.kdheks.gov/bhp/HealthRis
kStudies/KhansSurvey0506/KhanSur
vey.htm)
 The report of this survey will be
available at the Kansas Health
Institute website (http://www.khi.org)
Kansas Health Institute
Healthier Kansans through
informed decisions