Mortality of Puerto Ricans in the USA post Hurricane Maria: an interrupted time series analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine death occurrences of Puerto Ricans on the mainland USA following the arrival of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico in September 2017.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Participants

Persons of Puerto Rican origin on the mainland USA.

Exposures

Hurricane Maria.

Main outcome

We use an interrupted time series design to analyse all-cause mortality of Puerto Ricans in the USA following the hurricane. Hispanic origin data from the National Vital Statistics System and from the Public Use Microdata Sample of the American Community Survey are used to estimate monthly origin-specific mortality rates for the period 2012-2018. We estimated log-linear regressions of monthly deaths of persons of Puerto Rican origin by age group, gender, and educational

SUBMITTER: Marazzi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9438047 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature