ArticleJournal of immigrant and minority health2021
Colorism and Health Disparities in Home Countries: The Case of Puerto Rico.
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- Factors Influencing Self-Reported Health in Puerto Rican Populations: A Systematic Review.Health science reports · 2026Review
- Health Implications of Colorism: A Narrative Review of the Literature.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Review
- The role of stress, perceived discrimination, and skin tone on cognitive performance in Puerto Rican adults.Cultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology · 2026Article
- Racial Implicit Bias, Treatment Recommendations, and Perceived Compliance in the Care of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis.ACR open rheumatology · 2025Article
- Pre-disaster Health Vulnerabilities Predict Major Depressive Disorder Symptoms Among High-Risk Puerto Rican Adults after Hurricanes Maria and Irma.Disaster medicine and public health preparedness · 2025Article
- Social connectedness and surviving at the margins: Findings from interviews with low-income Latino men in the U.S. Northeast.Cultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology · 2025Article
- Racism and casteism: global chasms of access to palliative care and pain relief.BMJ supportive & palliative care · 2023Article
- The neighborhood context and all-cause mortality among older adults in Puerto Rico.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- More Than Just Race: Redefining the Impact of Sociocultural and Biologic Determinants on Aging and Well-Being of Older Diverse Populations.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2022Article
- Color disparities in cognitive aging among Puerto Ricans on the archipelago.SSM - population health · 2022Article
- Childhood food insufficiency and adulthood cardiometabolic health conditions among a population-based sample of older adults in Puerto Rico.SSM - population health · 2022Article
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Abstract
This study reveals the association of skin color with health disparities in Puerto Rico, a US territory that is home to the second largest Latino population in the US. Aware of the inadequacy of standard OMB ethno-racial categories in capturing racial differences among Latinos, we incorporated skin color scales into the Puerto Rico BRFSS. We apply both logistic regressions and propensity score matching techniques. We found that colorism plays a significant role in health outcomes of dark-skinned Puerto Ricans in Puerto Rico and that skin color is a better health predictor than the OMB ethno-racial categories. Our results indicate that Puerto Ricans of the lightest skin tone have better general health than Puerto Ricans who self-described as being of the darkest skin tones. Findings underscore the importance of considering how racial discrimination manifested through colorism affects the health of Latino populations in the US and its territories.
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