Obesity epidemiology worldwide

C Arroyo-Johnson, KD Mincey - Gastroenterology Clinics, 2016 - gastro.theclinics.com
Obesity continues to be a public health concern across the globe. Obesity has a
demonstrated association with health behaviors 1–8 and health outcomes, such as …

The specificity principle in acculturation science

MH Bornstein - Perspectives on psychological science, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
The specificity principle in acculturation science asserts that specific setting conditions of
specific people at specific times moderate specific domains in acculturation by specific …

Hispanic mortality paradox: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the longitudinal literature

JM Ruiz, P Steffen, TB Smith - American journal of …, 2013 - ajph.aphapublications.org
To investigate the possibility of a Hispanic mortality advantage, we conducted a systematic
review and meta-analysis of the published longitudinal literature reporting Hispanic …

Migration selection, protection, and acculturation in health: A binational perspective on older adults

F Riosmena, R Wong, A Palloni - Demography, 2013 - read.dukeupress.edu
In this article, we test for four potential explanations of the Hispanic Health Paradox (HHP):
the “salmon bias,” emigration selection, and sociocultural protection originating in either …

The immigrant and Hispanic paradoxes: A systematic review of their predictions and effects

SA Teruya, S Bazargan-Hejazi - Hispanic journal of …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
A survey of the literature indicates that reported advantages of the Immigrant and Hispanic
Paradox are inconsistent and equivocal. The healthy migrant hypothesis also suggests that …

The disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on older Latino mortality: The rapidly diminishing Latino paradox

R Sáenz, MA Garcia - The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Objectives This brief report aims to highlight stark mortality disparities among older Latinos
that result from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Methods We use …

Hispanic older adult mortality in the United States: New estimates and an assessment of factors shaping the Hispanic paradox

JT Lariscy, RA Hummer, MD Hayward - Demography, 2015 - read.dukeupress.edu
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 …

Unraveling the Hispanic health paradox

J Fernandez, M García-Pérez… - Journal of Economic …, 2023 - aeaweb.org
In 2019, Hispanics in the US had a life expectancy advantage of 3.0 years and 7.1 years
over non-Hispanic Whites and non-Hispanic Blacks, respectively, despite having real …

Hispanic paradox in adult mortality in the United States

KS Markides, K Eschbach - International handbook of adult mortality, 2011 - Springer
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 …

Negative acculturation and nothing more? Cumulative disadvantage and mortality during the immigrant adaptation process among Latinos in the United States

F Riosmena, BG Everett, RG Rogers… - International Migration …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Foreign‐and US‐born Hispanic health deteriorates with increasing exposure and
acculturation to mainstream US society. Because these associations are robust to (static) …