Espino D V, Burge S K, Moreno C A
Department of Family Practice, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio 78284-7795.
J Am Board Fam Pract. 1991 Jul-Aug;4(4):217-22.
Although the Mexican-American elderly represent a large and rapidly growing subgroup of the ethnic aged, national prevalence data of major chronic diseases among this population are sparse. Data based on physical examinations from three older groups of the southwestern portion of the 1982-1984 Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (HHANES) were reviewed to determine rates of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, arthritis, and heart disease. The results show a higher prevalence of diabetes and lower prevalence of heart disease and hypertension when compared with the general population, coinciding with data from previous studies. Findings for the prevalence of arthritis varied widely from other studies, however, and proportions were lower than expected. Further research on arthritis in the Mexican-American elderly is necessary to determine whether protective mechanisms that may lead to a lower prevalence of this disease exist in this ethnic subgroup.
尽管墨西哥裔美国老年人是老年族裔中一个庞大且快速增长的亚群体，但关于该人群主要慢性病的全国患病率数据却很稀少。回顾了基于1982 - 1984年西班牙裔健康与营养检查调查（HHANES）西南部三个老年群体体检得出的数据，以确定高血压、糖尿病、关节炎和心脏病的发病率。结果显示，与普通人群相比，糖尿病患病率较高，而心脏病和高血压患病率较低，这与先前研究的数据一致。然而，关节炎患病率的调查结果与其他研究差异很大，且比例低于预期。有必要对墨西哥裔美国老年人的关节炎进行进一步研究，以确定该族裔亚群体中是否存在可能导致这种疾病患病率较低的保护机制。
