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JOURNAL OF LATINA-O PSYCHOLOGY
Volume 4, Issue 2, Pages 98-113Publisher
EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING FOUNDATION-AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC
DOI: 10.1037/lat0000056
Keywords
Hispanic/Latino; cardiovascular disease; cardiovascular risk factors; race/ethnicity; disparities
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- NIH/NHLBI [R01 430 HL104199, R01HL104199-03S1]
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Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of mortality in the United States and Western world for all groups with 1 exception: CVDs are the number 2 cause of death for Hispanics/Latinos behind cancer with overall cancer rates lower for Latinos relative to non-Hispanic Whites (NHWs). Despite a significantly worse risk factor profile marked by higher rates of traditional and nontraditional determinants, some CVD prevalence and mortality rates are significantly lower among Latinos relative to NHWs. These findings support a need for greater understanding of CVDs specifically among Latinos in order to better document prevalence, appropriately model risk and resilience, and improve targeting of intervention efforts. The current aim is to provide a state-of-the-science review of CVDs among Latinos, including a review of the epidemiological evidence, risk factor prevalence, and evaluation of the breadth and quality of the data. Questions concerning the generalizability of current risk models, the Hispanic paradox as it relates to CVDs, contributing psychosocial and sociocultural factors, and future directions are discussed.
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