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Sociological Perspectives, 2020
Despite different origins, “Hispanic” and “Latino” are often used interchangeably to describe people with Latin American ancestry in the United States. Nevertheless, research consistently finds around half of U.S.
Daniel E. Martínez, Kelsey E. Gonzalez
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Despite different origins, “Hispanic” and “Latino” are often used interchangeably to describe people with Latin American ancestry in the United States. Nevertheless, research consistently finds around half of U.S.
Daniel E. Martínez, Kelsey E. Gonzalez
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To be or not to be (Hispanic or Latino)
Ethnicities, 2003I use 1990 US census data and 22 semi-structured interviews with Brazilian immigrant youth in Boston to show how Brazilians are becoming racialized into the black-white binary of American society, but how over time they manage to escape the downward mobility of Hispanic/Latino categorization by becoming ‘American’ and playing off US natives’ Spanish ...
Helen B. Marrow
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Diabetes in the hispanic or latino population: Genes, environment, culture, and more
Current Diabetes Reports, 2005The Hispanic or Latino population is the largest minority group in the United States, currently representing 13.7% of the total U.S. population. Hispanics or Latinos usually suffer from higher rates of type 2 diabetes, obesity, metabolic syndrome, and their multiple vascular complications.
A. Caballero
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Cancer risk factors among men of diverse Hispanic or Latino origins.
Preventive Medicine, 2004Personal health behaviors play a fundamental role in premature cancer morbidity and mortality. However, routine risk factor data on Latino groups are lacking. Knowledge of cancer risk prevalence by ethnoregional groups is particularly important for development of effective prevention and control strategies.Using the diverse populations and sites ...
A. Ramirez +7 more
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Type 2 diabetes in the Hispanic or Latino population: challenges and opportunities
Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes & Obesity, 2007To describe how type 2 diabetes affects the Latino or Hispanic population in the United States, and identify the multiple challenges and opportunities to improve diabetes care in this rapidly growing group.Three compelling reasons justify the work in this area.
A. Caballero
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142-OR: Adiposity and Mortality among U.S. Hispanic/Latino Adults
Diabetes, 2023Adiposity has been linked with mortality among Whites/Asians, but evidence from Hispanics is limited. We included 15855 adults from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (2008-11). BMI, waist circumference (WC), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), and body fat percentage (BF%) were measured, and Cox regressions estimated their relations with ...
YANBO ZHANG +10 more
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Health Affairs, 2021
The accessibility of pharmacies may be an overlooked contributor to persistent racial and ethnic disparities in the use of prescription medications and essential health care services within urban areas in the US.
Jenny S. Guadamuz +5 more
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The accessibility of pharmacies may be an overlooked contributor to persistent racial and ethnic disparities in the use of prescription medications and essential health care services within urban areas in the US.
Jenny S. Guadamuz +5 more
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Hispanics, Latinos, or Americanos: The evolution of identity.
Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 2001This essay identifies and categorizes terms used to designate the Hispanic/Latino population in the United States. It provides an analysis framing the process of ethnic self-designation within an ethnopolitical and psychosocial context. The analysis concludes by presenting mestizaje and transculturation as processes involved in the evolution of Latino ...
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The use of Latinx in public health research when referencing Hispanic or Latino populations
Social Science & Medicine, 2022We provide a brief description of the demographics of the Hispanic or Latino population in the United States; point out the origin of the term Hispanic or Latino as standardized terminology in general including public health research; discuss the use of Latinx among the Hispanic or Latino population; and suggest recommendations for the use of Latinx in
Luisa N. Borrell, Sandra E. Echeverria
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