SynthesisAmerican journal of public health2012
Ethnic density effects on physical morbidity, mortality, and health behaviors: a systematic review of the literature.
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104 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 201 citations in OpenAlex.
- A systematic review of co-ethnic exposure and cardiometabolic outcomes in racial and ethnic minoritized populations.Public health reviews · 2026Pooled it
- Ethnic density effects for adult mental health: systematic review and meta-analysis of international studies.Psychological medicine · 2018Pooled it
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- Ethnic Enclaves and Metabolic Syndrome in Chinese Immigrants in Philadelphia.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Article
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- Residential Racial Segregation, Socioeconomic Status, and Hypertension Risk in Black and White Americans: The REGARDS Prospective Cohort Study.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2025Article
- Racial/Ethnic Residential Clustering, Experiences with Discrimination, and Self-Rated Health across the Houston Area.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025Article
- Differences in patterns of outpatient epilepsy-specific medication initiation after acute ischemic stroke in the Medicare population.Epilepsia · 2025Observational
- Ethnic enclaves, neighborhood socioeconomic status, and obesity among Hispanic women in Chicago: a latent profile analysis approach.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2025Article
- A matter of measurement? A Swedish register-based study of migrant residential segregation and all-cause mortality.SSM - population health · 2025Article
- Protective effects of ethnic enclaves: Testing pathways to alcohol use and use disorders in Mexican American young adults.American journal of community psychology · 2025Article
- Secondhand Harms From Cannabis Use: Findings From Washington State, United States.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2024Article
- Neighborhood environment and quality of life of older adults in eastern Nepal: findings from a cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- County-level political group density, partisan polarization, and individual-level mortality among adults in the United States: A lagged multilevel study.SSM - population health · 2024Article
- Effect of area-level socioeconomic deprivation on mental and physical health: A longitudinal natural experiment among refugees in Germany.SSM - population health · 2024Article
- Residential Address Amplifies Health Disparities and Risk of Infection in Individuals With Diabetic Foot Ulcers.Diabetes care · 2024Article
- Metabolic Syndrome, Modifiable Lifestyle Factors, and Sleep-Disordered Breathing: The Hispanic Community Health Study.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2024Observational
- Neighborhood characteristics and HIV treatment outcomes: A scoping review.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Associations between childhood ethnoracial minority density, cortical thickness, and social engagement among minority youth at clinical high-risk for psychosis.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2023Article
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Abstract
It has been suggested that people in racial/ethnic minority groups are healthier when they live in areas with a higher concentration of people from their own ethnic group, a so-called ethnic density effect. Ethnic density effects are still contested, and the pathways by which ethnic density operates are poorly understood. The aim of this study was to systematically review the literature examining the ethnic density effect on physical health, mortality, and health behaviors. Most studies report a null association between ethnic density and health. Protective ethnic density effects are more common than adverse associations, particularly for health behaviors and among Hispanic people. Limitations of the literature include inadequate adjustment for area deprivation and limited statistical power across ethnic density measures and study samples.
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