ArticleInternational journal for equity in health2012
Persistent disparities in cholesterol screening among immigrants to the United States.
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- Is use of a smuggler to cross the US-Mexico border associated with mental health problems among undocumented immigrants from Mexico?PLOS global public health · 2023Article
- Acculturation and Cardiovascular Risk Screening among African Immigrants: The African Immigrant Health Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Screening for and Awareness of High Cholesterol Among Pregnant Women Receiving Prenatal Care.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2021Article
- Immigration status as a health care barrier in the USA during COVID-19.Journal of migration and health · 2021Article
- Outcomes from a Male-to-Male Promotores Intervention in an Emerging Latino Community.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2020Article
- Community health workers involvement in preventative care in primary healthcare: a systematic scoping review.BMJ open · 2019Article
- Cardiovascular Risk in Middle-Aged and Older Immigrants: Exploring Residency Period and Health Insurance Coverage.Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing · 2019Article
- Impact of Medicare Age Eligibility on Health Spending among U.S. and Foreign-Born Adults.Health services research · 2016Article
- Associations of metabolic syndrome and diabetes mellitus with 16-year survival after CABG.Cardiovascular diabetology · 2014Article
- Access to preventive care by immigrant populations.BMC medicine · 2012Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis study compared differences in cholesterol screening among immigrant populations and US born race/ethnic groups and whether improving access to health care reduced differences in screening.
methodsSelf-reported cholesterol screening for adults was calculated from multivariate logistic regression analysis of the 1988-2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (N = 17,118). Immigrant populations were classified by place of birth and length of residency.
resultsAfter adjusting for individual characteristics and access to health care, the multivariate adjusted probability of cholesterol screening is significantly lower for persons originating from Mexico (70.9%) compared to persons born in the US (80.1%) or compared to US born Hispanic persons (77.8%). Adjustment for access to care did significantly reduce the difference in screening rates between immigrants and natives because the rate for natives remained the same, but the rate for immigrants improved. For example, the difference in screening between US born persons and persons born in Mexico was reduced by nearly 10% after adjustment for access to care.
conclusionsThere are persistent disparities in cholesterol screening for immigrants, particularly recent immigrants from Mexico, but improved access to health care may be a viable policy intervention to reduce disparities.
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