ArticleAmerican journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council2017
Household fear of deportation in Mexican-origin families: Relation to body mass index percentiles and salivary uric acid.
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- The Importance of Biobehavioral Research to Examine the Physiological Effects of Racial and Ethnic Discrimination in the Latinx Population.Frontiers in public health · 2021Review
- Immigration Enforcement Policies and the Mental Health of US Citizens: Findings from a Comparative Analysis.American journal of community psychology · 2020Article
- Latino parents' links to deportees are associated with developmental disorders in their children.Journal of community psychology · 2019Article
- Household fear of deportation in relation to chronic stressors and salivary proinflammatory cytokines in Mexican-origin families post-SB 1070.SSM - population health · 2018Article
- Discrimination against Mixed-Status Families and its Health Impact on Latino Children.The journal of applied research on children : informing policy for children at risk · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectiveFear of deportation (FOD) is a prevalent concern among mixed-status families. Yet, our understanding of how FOD shapes human health and development is in its infancy. To begin to address this knowledge gap, we examined the relationship between household FOD, body mass index (BMI) percentiles and salivary uric acid (sUA), a biomarker related to oxidative stress/hypertension/metabolic syndrome, among 111 individuals living in Mexican-origin families.
methodsParticipants were 65 children (2 months-17 years, 49% female) and 46 adults (20-58 years, 71% female) living in 30 Mexican-origin families with at least one immigrant parent in Phoenix, AZ. We recruited families using cluster probability sampling of 30 randomly selected census tracts with a high proportion of Hispanic/Latino immigrants. The head of household completed a survey containing demographic, FOD, and psychosocial measures. All family members provided saliva (later assayed for sUA) and anthropometric measures. Relationships between household FOD, BMI percentile, and sUA levels were estimated using multilevel models.
resultsHigher levels of household FOD were associated with lower BMI percentiles and lower sUA levels between families, after controlling for social support and socioeconomic proxies.
conclusionKey features of the social ecology in which mixed-status families are embedded are associated with individual differences in biological processes linked to increased risk for chronic disease.
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