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A Natural History of Cardiometabolic Disease Among US Bhutanese: Developing the Cross-Sectional Bhutanese Community of Central Ohio Health Study to Understand Acculturation as Synergizing Socioenvironmental and Biobehavioral Risk Factors Propagating ...

NCT06991751

Not Yet RecruitingN/A

Sponsor: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

Conditions: Cardiometabolic Risk Factors, Mental Health

Countries: United States

Background: As of 2021, almost 45 million people in the United States were foreign-born immigrants. South Asians, including people from Bhutan, are the fastest-growing immigrant subgroup in the US. Their income and education levels are higher than the US average. Yet they have worse physical and mental health outcomes than their White US-born counterparts. These risks include type 2 diabetes and obesity. Objective: This natural history study will explore how life experiences and environmental factors affect heart health and metabolism among Bhutanese people living in the US. Eligibility: Adults aged 18 years or older who identify as Bhutanese and live in the US. Design: Participants will be recruited and screened by the Bhutanese Community of Central Ohio (BCCO). They will have 1 visit to the BCCO s Arogya Clinic in Reynoldsburg. The visit will last 2 hours. Participants will take a survey; they may use either English or Nepali. They will answer questions about their background; their experiences living in the US; and how their customs and habits might have changed. They will also be asked about their experiences with discrimination; their mental health and well-being; their community; quality of life; and overall physical health. The survey will take 60 minutes. Participants will also speak with a researcher. They will be asked how they feel about providing biological samples; these may include saliva, blood, and urine. Their answers will be audio recorded.

Eligibility overview

Sex: ALL

Age: 18 Years to 100 Years

Healthy volunteers: No

Study type: OBSERVATIONAL

Eligibility criteria

* INCLUSION CRITERIA:

To participate in this study all of the following criteria must be met:

* Adults (aged 18 years and older) living in the United States
* Identify as Bhutanese, which will be defined as those individuals that resided or had/have their closest relatives residing in the Kingdom of Bhutan
* Bhutanese identity will also include those that self-identify as Bhutanese-Nepali or Bhutanese American

EXCLUSION CRITERIA:

An individual who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study:

* Any South Asian participants that do not identify as Bhutanese.
* Pregnant at time of study or screening

Locations (1)

Columbus, Ohio, United States