Adult first-generation immigrants and cardiovascular risk factors in the Veneto Region, Northeast Italy

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The health condition of immigrants traditionally follows a transition from a low disease occurrence to the epidemiological profile of the deprived groups in the host country. In the Europe, studies examining differences in biochemical and clinical outcomes among immigrants and natives are lacking. We examined differences in cardiovascular risk factors between first-generation immigrants and Italians, and how migration pattern variables could affect health outcomes.

Material and methods

We included participants between 20 and 69 years recruited from a Health Surveillance Program of the Veneto Region. Blood pressure (BP), total cholesterol (TC) and LDL cholesterol levels were measured. Immigrant status was defined by being born in a high migratory pressure coun

SUBMITTER: Dalla Zuanna T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9975734 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature