Contributions of a Local Health Examination Survey to the Surveillance of Chronic and Infectious Diseases in New York City
Contributions of a Local Health Examination Survey to the Surveillance of Chronic and Infectious Diseases in New York City
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DOI:
10.2105/ajph.2007.117010
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发表时间:
2009-01-01
影响因子:
12.7
通讯作者:
Thorpe, Lorna E.
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作者:
Gwynn, R. Charon;Garg, Renu K.;Thorpe, Lorna E.
Objectives. We sought to evaluate the contribution of the New York City Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NYC-HANES) to local public health surveillance.Methods. Examination-diagnosed estimates of key health conditions from the 2004 NYC-HANES were compared with the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003-2004 national estimates. Findings were also compared with self-reported estimates from the Community Health Survey (CHS), an annually conducted local telephone survey.Results. NYC-HANES estimated that among NYC adults, 25.6% had hypertension, 25.4% had hypercholesterolemia, 12.5% had diabetes, and 25.6% were obese. Compared with US adults, NYC residents had less hypertension and obesity but more herpes simplex 2 and environmental exposures (P