Hypertension and diabetes prevalence among U.S. Hispanics by country of origin: the National Health Interview Survey 2000-2005.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite their diverse cultural origins, Hispanics in the US are generally studied as a single ethnic group.

Objectives

1) Assess demographic and disease-related differences among U.S. Hispanics by country of origin, and 2) Examine the mediating roles of socioeconomic status and acculturation on disease prevalence in these subgroups.

Design and participants

Using data from the 2000-2005 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), we compared characteristics of Mexican-Americans with Hispanics originally from: Mexico, Puerto Rico, Central/South America, Cuba, and Dominican Republic (n = 31,240). We stratified the analysis by foreign versus US-born Hispanic subgroups and modeled hypertension and diabetes prevalence, adjusting for demographic and acculturation dif

SUBMITTER: Pabon-Nau LP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2896588 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature