Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in First and Second Generation Mexican-Americans
Autor: | Mei Leng, Leo S. Morales, José J. Escarce |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2009 |
Předmět: |
Gerontology
Male Aging Multivariate analysis Epidemiology Cross-sectional study Health Behavior 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Cardiovascular 0302 clinical medicine Cohort Effect 030212 general & internal medicine Young adult Framingham Risk Score Hispanic or Latino Psuedo-cohort Middle Aged Cardiovascular disease Nutrition Surveys 3. Good health Heart Disease Cohort effect Cardiovascular Diseases Public Health and Health Services Female Public Health Hispanic Americans Risk assessment Adult medicine.medical_specialty Emigrants and Immigrants Risk Assessment 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult Clinical Research Diabetes mellitus Immigrants Tobacco medicine Humans Aged Original Paper Tobacco Smoke and Health business.industry Prevention Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health medicine.disease United States Good Health and Well Being Cross-Sectional Studies Risk factors business Demography Mexican-American |
Zdroj: | Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health Journal of immigrant and minority health, vol 13, iss 1 |
ISSN: | 1557-1920 1557-1912 |
Popis: | This study examines the cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk profiles of first generation (FG) and second generation (SG) Mexican-Americans (MA) in two large national studies--the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Study (HHANES) (1982-1984) and the National Health and Examination Study (NHANES) (1999-2004). The main outcome measures were five individual risk indicators of CVD (total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes, and smoking) and a composite measure (the Framingham Risk Score [FRS]). The analyses included cross-survey (pseudocohort) and within-survey (cross-sectional) comparisons. In multivariate analyses, SG men had higher rates of hypertension and lower rates of smoking than FG men; and SG women had lower total cholesterol levels, higher rates of hypertension, and lower rates of smoking than FG women. There was no generational difference in the FRS in men or women. The cross-survey comparisons detected generational differences in CVD risk factors not detected in within-survey comparisons, particularly among MA women. Future studies of generational differences in risk should consider using pseudocohort comparisons when possible. |
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