BACKGROUND Few autism spectrum disorder (ASD) studies have estimated non-medical costs for treatment or addressed possible differences in provision of services across gender, race-ethnic, age or demographic or expenditure categories, especially among adults. METHODS The California Department of Developmental Services (CDDS) provides services to residents with developmental disabilities. CDDS ...

BACKGROUND In adults with insulin-treated diabetes, self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) rates may be lower in minority or low-income populations, but the effect of income on racial/ethnic differences in SMBG is unknown. METHODS We assessed whether racial/ethnic differences in SMBG vary by income among adults with insulin-treated diabetes by using Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and left ventricular (LV) remodeling patterns within Hispanic subgroups compared with non-Hispanic whites in the MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis). BACKGROUND Hispanics are the largest and fastest-growing ethnic minority in the U.S., but there are no data on LVH and LV geometry ...

BACKGROUND The diversity among Hispanics/Latinos, defined by geographic origin (e.g., Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba), has been neglected when assessing cancer morbidity. For the first time in the United States, we estimated cancer rates for Cubans, Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, and other Latinos, and analyzed changes in cancer risk between Hispanics in their countries of origin, U.S. Hispanics in Florid...

OBJECTIVE To compare demographics, tumor characteristics, the first course of treatment, and cancer-specific survival of non-Hispanic White and Hispanic women with endometrial cancer. METHODS We used public-use data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program. The study included 69,764 non-Hispanic White and Hispanic women diagnosed with endometrial cancer between 2000...

BACKGROUND Although individuals of Hispanic ethnicity are at high risk for developing heart failure (HF), little is known about differences between Hispanic HF patients stratified by left ventricular ejection fraction (EF). We compared characteristics, quality of care, and outcomes between Hispanic and non-Hispanic white patients hospitalized for HF with preserved EF (PEF) or reduced EF (REF). ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Stroke risk factors have been determined in large part through epidemiological studies in white cohorts; as a result, race-ethnic disparities in stroke incidence and mortality rates remained unexplained. The aim in the present study was to compare the prevalence, OR, and etiological fraction (EF) of stroke risk factors among white, blacks, and Caribbean Hispanics living i...

RESULTSdPancreatic TG levels were higher in Hispanics and whites than in blacks (P = 0.006). Hepatic TG levels were highest in Hispanics (P = 0.004). Compensatory insulin secretion and disposition index were higher in blacks (P = 0.003 and P = 0.024, respectively). Insulin sensitivity was comparable between Hispanics and blacks and was lower than in whites (P = 0.005). In blacks, compensatory i...

Despite large numbers of eligible patients, accrual into randomized cancer clinical trials (RCTs) remains low.1 Little is understood about reasons for low RCT accrual of ethnic minorities. Hispanic participation in RCTs is far below their representation in the general population.2,3 When comparing Hispanic and non-Hispanic cancer incidence and mortality, Hispanics carry a higher burden due to c...

The HIV/AIDS crisis affects many communities, and Hispanics/Latinos experience a significant portion of the burden. In 2006, Hispanics/Latinos accounted for 17% of the estimated 56,300 new HIV infections (Hall et al, 2008). The rate of new HIV infections among Hispanic men (43.1 per 100,000) is more than double that of white men (19.6 per 100,000), and the rate among Hispanic women (14.4 per 10...