Over the last 20 years or so there has been mounting evidence that Hispanics as a group as
well as Hispanic populations from individual countries are characterized by relatively …

Racial disparities in health have been well documented over the past several decades. Most
of the research on racial disparities has focused primarily on comparisons of Blacks and …

Background Although nearly 112 million residents of the United States belong to a non-
white ethnic group, the literature about differences in health indicators across ethnic groups …

Objective. This paper investigates how race/ethnicity is associated with the mortality risks of
US adults, while considering the influence of nativity. Methods. Data come from the National …

Though Hispanics live long lives, whether a “Hispanic paradox “extends to older-age health
remains unclear, as do the social processes underlying racial-ethnic and immigrant-native …

To investigate the possibility of a Hispanic mortality advantage, we conducted a systematic
review and meta-analysis of the published longitudinal literature reporting Hispanic …

Background Differences in health status between Black and White adults in the United
States have been widely documented. For instance, in recent reviews, Manton, Patrick, and …

Although there have been significant decreases in US mortality rates, racial/ethnic
disparities persist. The goals of this study are to:(1) elucidate a conceptual framework for the …

This chapter provides an update to our earlier review on the Hispanic paradox in adult
mortality (Markides and Eschbach 2005). We focus primarily on manuscripts published …

We examine the role of perceived stress and health behaviors (ie, cigarette smoking, alcohol
consumption, physical inactivity, sleep duration) in shaping differential mortality among …