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 …

Objective. We reviewed recent evidence on the apparent Hispanic mortality paradox.
Methods. Recent studies using vital statistics, national community surveys linked to the …

Studies consistently document a Hispanic paradox in US adult mortality, whereby Hispanics
have similar or lower mortality rates than non-Hispanic whites despite lower socioeconomic …

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

Objectives. We examined the “Hispanic paradox,” whereby persons of Hispanic origin
seemed to experience lower mortality than the non-Hispanic White population. This paradox …

Hispanics make up a rapidly growing proportion of the US older adult population, so a firm
grasp of their mortality patterns is paramount for identifying racial/ethnic differences in life …

Objectives. This study examined socioeconomic differentials in mortality among Hispanics in
the United States, focusing on the older ages. We address previous research suggesting …

US Hispanics are a disadvantaged population that paradoxically has lower mortality rates
than non-Hispanic whites. We conducted a descriptive analysis of age-adjusted mortality …

Objective We addressed three research questions:(1) Are there racial mortality disparities in
the adult Hispanic population that resemble those observed in the non-Hispanic population …

Although those identifying as “Hispanic or Latino” experience lower adult mortality than the
more socioeconomically advantaged non-Hispanic white population, the ethnic category …