ReviewCurrent hypertension reports2022
Migrating Populations and Health: Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease and Metabolic Syndrome.
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- Understanding social integration and health outcomes among China's internal migrants: a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- The role of periodontitis in the development of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in participants with the components of metabolic syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Clinical oral investigations · 2024Pooled it
- A Virtual Cardiometabolic Health Program Among African Immigrants in the US: A Pilot Cluster-Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2025Trial
- The association of neighborhood socioeconomic characteristics with cardiovascular health: A quasi-experimental study of refugees to Denmark.Health & place · 2023Trial
- Secondary analysis of a randomized trial testing community health educator interventions for diabetes prevention among refugees with depression: effects on nutrition, physical activity and sleep.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2023Trial
- Effect of a Wearable Device-Based Physical Activity Intervention in North Korean Refugees: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Trial
- Migration-driven exposome reconfiguration: a predictive, preventive and personalized medicine perspective on cardiometabolic risk.The EPMA journal · 2026Review
- Comparative Patterns in CKD among Native Israeli and Immigrant Ethnic Populations.Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN · 2026Article
- Ethnic Enclaves and Metabolic Syndrome in Chinese Immigrants in Philadelphia.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Article
- Metabolic Syndrome in Middle Eastern Patients with Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: A High Burden Driven by Cumulative Risk Factors.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2026Article
- Kidney Health Considerations for Patients with a Forced Migration History.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Review
- Population-oriented health promotion and disease prevention interventions in primary healthcare: a scoping review of reviews.BMC primary care · 2026Article
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- Hypertension Disparities in Immigrant and Refugee Populations: Screening, Treatment Access, and Cultural Barriers.Current hypertension reports · 2026Review
- Promoting migrant health as a universal right in the United Kingdom.BMC global and public health · 2026Review
- Prevalence and determinants of multimorbidity among resettled Bhutanese older adults in Ohio, USA.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Comparative Outcomes of primary PCI and one-year MACE in Iranian and Afghan Patients with STEMI: A propensity score-matched retrospective cohort at Tehran Heart Center.Journal of migration and health · 2026Article
- Continuity of care for all? Associations between migration background and personal continuity among persons aged 50 and older in Dutch primary care: a registry-based observational study.Family practice · 2025Observational
- Neighborhood characteristics and psychological distress of long-term immigrants in California.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Engaging migrants and immigrants in genetics research.Nature genetics · 2025Review
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3 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
purpose of reviewTo summarize results of recent studies of migrants in Europe and North America and ongoing efforts to adapt strategies to provide them with inclusive sensitive health care. RECENT
findingsMajor predisposing factors for developing hypertension, obesity, diabetes, and the metabolic syndrome in migrating populations and refugees were identified. Susceptibility to the metabolic syndrome is predominantly due to environmental factors and psychological stress. Acculturation also contributes to the emergence of cardiovascular (CV) risk factors in first-generation adult immigrants. Increased risk for later development of hypertension and dyslipidemia has also been detected in adolescent immigrants. Targets for public health efforts were based on data that show important differences in CV risk factors and prevalence of the metabolic syndrome among ethnic immigrant groups. Studies in young adults focused on lifestyle and dietary behaviors and perceptions about weight and body image, while the focus for older adults was end-of-life issues. Two important themes have emerged: barriers to health care, with a focus on cultural and language barriers, and violence and its impact on immigrants' mental health.
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