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Prevalence Of Chronic Health Conditions Among Latinos In The United States Between 1990 And 2011, Amanda Mia Marín-Chollom
Prevalence Of Chronic Health Conditions Among Latinos In The United States Between 1990 And 2011, Amanda Mia Marín-Chollom
Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies
Introduction: This study examines the prevalence of five major chronic health conditions – heart disease, stroke, cancer, arthritis, and diabetes – among adults 18 years of age and older in the United States between 1999 and 2011.
Methods: The data used in this report come from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics, Health Data Interactive tables. Patterns were examined by age structure among the four largest race/ethnic groups in the U.S., and among the two largest Latino subgroups in the U.S. (Mexicans and Puerto Ricans)
Results: Latinos had higher rates of diabetes than …