Caribbean Latinx with moderate-severe asthma bear greater asthma morbidity than other Latinx.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hispanic/Latinx (HL) ethnicity encompasses racially and culturally diverse subgroups. Studies suggest that Puerto Ricans (PR) may bear greater asthma-related morbidity than Mexicans, but these were conducted in children or had limited clinical characterization.

Objectives

This study sought to determine whether disparities in asthma morbidity exist among HL adult subgroups.

Methods

Adults with moderate-severe asthma were recruited from US clinics, including from Puerto Rico, for the Person Empowered Asthma Relief (PREPARE) trial. Considering the shared heritage between PR and other Caribbean HL (Cubans and Dominicans [C&D]), the investigators compared baseline self-reported clinical characteristics between Caribbean HL (CHL) (PR and C&D: n = 457) and

SUBMITTER: Cardet JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9643605 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature