Sociodemographic and Lifestyle Factors, and Health Conditions of Dominican Adults Living in Puerto Rico

Dominicans are the largest migrant community in Puerto Rico, yet understudied. We compared risk factors and health conditions of Dominicans versus Puerto Ricans (PRs). Cross-sectional survey of Dominicans (n = 55) and PRs (n = 310) aged 30–75 years, assessed with validated questionnaires and standar...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of immigrant and minority health 2018-10, Vol.20 (5), p.1085-1093
Hauptverfasser:	Tamez, Martha, Ríos-Bedoya, Carlos F., Rodríguez-Orengo, José F., Tucker, Katherine L., Mattei, Josiemer
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Adults Aged Alcohol Drinking - ethnology Anthropometry Body Weight Chronic illnesses Comparative Law Cross-Sectional Studies Depression - ethnology Diabetes Diet - ethnology Dominican Republic - ethnology Education Emigrants and Immigrants - statistics & numerical data Ethnic differences Ethnic factors Ethnic groups Family income Female Food security Health Behavior - ethnology Health disparities Health insurance Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Health Status Healthy food Hispanic Americans Humans Insecurity International & Foreign Law Latin American cultural groups Life Style - ethnology Lifestyles Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Mental depression Middle Aged Migrants Minority & ethnic groups Nutrition research ORIGINAL PAPER Private International Law Public Health Puerto Rico - epidemiology Questionnaires Risk analysis Risk Factors Sedentary Behavior - ethnology Sleep Smoke Smoking - ethnology Sociodemographics Socioeconomic Factors Sociology Television viewing
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Zusammenfassung:	Dominicans are the largest migrant community in Puerto Rico, yet understudied. We compared risk factors and health conditions of Dominicans versus Puerto Ricans (PRs). Cross-sectional survey of Dominicans (n = 55) and PRs (n = 310) aged 30–75 years, assessed with validated questionnaires and standardized anthropometric measurements. Significantly, more Dominicans than PRs had attained
ISSN:	1557-1912 1557-1920
DOI:	10.1007/s10903-017-0637-x