Refined, regionally-specific data standards reveal heterogeneity in Hispanic death records.

Autor:	Berry SD; Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, MI.; University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM., Edgar HJH; University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM., Mosley C; University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM., Hunley K; University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	AMIA Joint Summits on Translational Science proceedings. AMIA Joint Summits on Translational Science [AMIA Jt Summits Transl Sci Proc] 2021 May 17; Vol. 2021, pp. 161-169. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 May 17 (Print Publication: 2021).
Abstrakt:	Hispanic ethnicity can be captured with differing levels of granularity using various data standards, including those from the Office of Management and Budget, Health and Human Services and National Academy of Medicine. Previous research identified seven subgroups of Hispanics in New Mexico using open-ended interviews and information about the culture/history of the state. We examined age and manner of death to determine whether differences among subgroups are hidden by less-refined categorization. Significant differences in the mean age at death were found between some groups, including Spanish and Mexican Americans. We found an association between specific manners of death codes and subgroups. However, significance disappeared when manners of death were grouped (e.g. accident, homicide, etc.). This indicates that while certain manners of death are associated with group membership, overall types of death are not. Data descriptors for Hispanics should reflect more refined, regionally relevant groups, in order to unmask heterogeneity. (©2021 AMIA - All rights reserved.)
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