Examining the "White Health Advantage" Effect among Latinos in the United States.

Autor: López-Cevallos DF; Department of Health Promotion and Policy, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 715 N Pleasant St, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA. dlopezcevall@umass.edu., Jones N; School of Language, Culture, and Society, College of Liberal Arts, Oregon State University, 2250 SW Jefferson Way, Corvallis, OR, 97331, USA., Patton-Lopez MM; Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 100 Holdsworth Way, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of immigrant and minority health [J Immigr Minor Health] 2024 Dec; Vol. 26 (6), pp. 1117-1122. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 22.
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-024-01621-6
Abstrakt: There is consensus regarding the socio-political roots of the concept of race (and ethnicity) in the United States (US). However arbitrary, the US societal constructions of race have meant racial/ethnic minorities experience disproportionate health burdens. The present study examined the so-called "white health advantage" effect in a large sample of US respondents, comparing Latinos (non-White and White) with non-Latino Whites. This cross-sectional study used deidentified data from the Dynata Global COVID Symptoms map project, collected between July 7-14, 2020 (n = 135,075). A dichotomous health status variable was created with respondents answering yes/no to any COVID-19 symptoms (difficulty breathing, coughing, fatigue, fever, and loss of taste or smell). We included relevant predisposing (age, gender, number of children, race, ethnicity, marital status, and education) and enabling factors (housing conditions, income, employment status, business ownership, and number of cars owned - a proxy measure for wealth). Multivariate logistic regression models showed significant differences in health status (as measured by COVID-19 symptoms) when comparing Latinos (non-White, White) and non-Latino Whites. For instance, higher socioeconomic status had a protective effect only among non-Latino Whites. In turn, being married/living with a partner was only associated with COVID-19 symptoms among White Latinos, indicating that the apparent benefits of this "improving" socio-political location are somewhat limited. Our study found significant differences in COVID-19 symptoms when comparing Latinos (non-White, White) and non-Latino Whites. Our findings underscore the importance of further examining health outcomes by racial identities of US Latinos, which can help inform future health equity efforts.
Competing Interests: Declarations. Conflict of Interest: None.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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