May 23, 2009Journal of Immigrant and Minority HealthOpen Access

Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in First and Second Generation Mexican-Americans

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Why the study?

Does second generation status alter cardiovascular disease risk profiles compared to first generation status in Mexican-Americans?

Population

First generation and second generation Mexican-Americans from two national studies: the Hispanic Health and…

Comparison

Second generation status vs First generation status

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

LMLeo S. MoralesUniversidad Complutense de Madrid MLMei LengUCLA Health JEJosé J. EscarceUniversity of California, Los Angeles

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Hypertension screening merits attention across generations in Mexican-Americans; leaves open whether acculturation modifies long-term CVD outcomes.

Structured PICO

Does second generation status alter cardiovascular disease risk profiles compared to first generation status in Mexican-Americans?

Population

First generation (FG) and second generation (SG) Mexican-Americans from two national studies: the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Study (HHANES) (1982-1984) and the National Health and Examination Study (NHANES) (1999-2004)

Intervention

Second generation status

Comparator

First generation status

Outcome

Five individual risk indicators of CVD (total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes, and smoking) and a composite measure (the Framingham Risk Score [FRS])surrogate

Second generation Mexican-Americans exhibit different individual cardiovascular risk factor profiles compared to first generation, though overall Framingham Risk Scores remain similar.

Cite This Study

Morales et al. (2009) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2294a3b277bb7f4c149a2b https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-009-9262-7

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Women and heart disease

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Implication

Hypertension screening merits attention across generations in Mexican-Americans; leaves open whether acculturation modifies long-term CVD outcomes.

Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in First and Second Generation Mexican-Americans

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

Topics

Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in First and Second Generation Mexican-Americans

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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