Hypertension Prevalence Jointly Influenced by Acculturation and Gender in US Immigrant Groups | Zendy

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Hypertension Prevalence Jointly Influenced by Acculturation and Gender in US Immigrant Groups

Author(s) -

Anna Divney,

Sandra E. Echeverría,

Lorna E. Thorpe,

Chau TrinhShevrin,

Nadia Islam

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

american journal of hypertension

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009

H-Index - 136

eISSN - 1941-7225

pISSN - 0895-7061

DOI - 10.1093/ajh/hpy130

Subject(s) - medicine , acculturation , immigration , demography , gerontology , environmental health , archaeology , sociology , history

Latinos and Asians in the United States are disproportionately burdened by hypertension, a leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Few studies have used multicomponent measures of acculturation to compare cardiovascular risk factors across immigrant-origin groups. Additionally, little is known about how acculturation and gender shape hypertension risk among immigrants.

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