OBJECTIVE To examine the rate of agreement between proxy and self report of smoking status in Hispanics compared with other ethnic groups. DESIGN Data source is the 1990 California Tobacco Survey (CTS) which includes proxy and self reported smoking status. The CTS is a random digit dialed survey conducted in 57,244 households. A sample of 10,011 adults was included in the analyses. MAIN OUT...

No study has simultaneously compared attitudes of whites, blacks, Asians, and Hispanics toward intermarriage over time. This offers a comparative analysis the changes in with different racial or ethnic groups twenty-first century, using nationally representative samples from General Social Surveys 2000–2018. Our trend analyses reveal that whites’ support for minorities generally increased, albe...

Background: Breast cancer is a leading cause of cancer death for women. Disparities in patient survival should be investigated to improve treatment and prevention methods. The SEER cancer registries have collected most of the breast cancer data for Michigan and California compared to other states. It is important to discern whether there are racial and ethnic differences in age of diagnosis and...

BACKGROUND Hospital re-admissions in decompensated cirrhosis are associated with worse patient outcomes. Hispanics have a disproportionately high prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related morbidity and mortality. The goal of this study was to evaluate the factors affecting re-admission rates among Hispanics with HCV-related cirrhosis. METHODS A total of 292 consecutive HCV-related cirrhos...

BACKGROUND Mental health issues are a rapidly increasing problem in the US. Little is known about mental health and healthcare among Arizona's Hispanic population. METHODS We assess differences in mental health service need, mental health diagnoses, and illicit drug use among 7,578 White and Hispanic participants in the 2010 Arizona Health Survey. RESULTS Prevalence of mild, moderate, or se...

BACKGROUND There are limited data about dietary intakes and plasma lipids of elderly US Hispanics. OBJECTIVE The disparity in prevalence of type 2 diabetes among population groups underscored our need to assess dietary and plasma risk factors for cardiovascular disease. DESIGN Plasma lipids and apolipoproteins and dietary intakes of macronutrients were measured in elderly subjects (60-98 y)...

Background: There are limited data about dietary intakes and plasma lipids of elderly US Hispanics. Objective: The disparity in prevalence of type 2 diabetes among population groups underscored our need to assess dietary and plasma risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Design: Plasma lipids and apolipoproteins and dietary intakes of macronutrients were measured in elderly subjects (60–98 y):...

Hispanics make up a rapidly growing proportion of the U.S. older adult population, so a firm grasp of their mortality patterns is paramount for identifying racial/ethnic differences in life chances in the population as a whole. Documentation of Hispanic mortality is also essential for assessing whether the Hispanic paradox--the similarity in death rates between Hispanics and non-Hispanic whites...

Despite a worse cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk profile, Hispanics have lower CVD mortality than non-Hispanic Whites in studies based on death certificates. This study examined 310 deaths that occurred between 1984 and 1998 among 1,862 Hispanic and non-Hispanic White participants in the San Luis Valley Diabetes Study, using medical records to classify cause of death. Among persons without dia...