Open AccessPerceived Discrimination and Cardiometabolic Risk Among US Hispanics/Latinos in the HCHS/SOL Sociocultural Ancillary Study
Author(s) -
Rina S. Fox,
Mercedes R. Carnethon,
Linda C. Gallo,
Joshua F. Wiley,
Carmen R. Isasi,
Martha L. Daviglus,
Jianwen Cai,
Sonia M. Davis,
Aida L. Giachello,
Patricia González,
Jessica L. McCurley,
Neil Schneiderman,
Frank J. Penedo
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of behavioral medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.84
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1532-7558
pISSN - 1070-5503
DOI - 10.1007/s12529-019-09782-7
Subject(s) - medicine , waist , acculturation , demography , abdominal obesity , ethnic group , health equity , obesity , gerontology , public health , nursing , sociology , anthropology
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a group of cardiovascular risk factors including elevated blood pressure, elevated triglycerides, decreased high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, impaired fasting glucose, and abdominal obesity, which disproportionately affects Hispanics/Latinos. The present study examined associations between perceived discrimination and MetS in Hispanic/Latino adults from various background groups (i.e., Dominican, Central American, Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South American).