Salinas Jennifer J, Abdelbary Bassent, Castellanos Stephanie, Rentfro Anne, Fisher-Hoch Susan P, McCormick Joseph
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health, USA.
Hisp Health Care Int. 2013;11(1):21-30. doi: 10.1891/1540-4153.11.1.21.
The study aims to determine whether place of origin has an effect on Mexican American cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk on the South Texas Border. Although many studies have investigated the effect of immigration on Mexican American health, few have considered how region of origin may impact CVD risk. Subjects in the Cameron County Cohort Study were divided into 3 groups according to place of origin: Southern Mexico, Northern Mexico, and U.S. Border States. Descriptive statistics and regression analyses were conducted using CVD biomarkers and self-reported angina, stroke, and elevated blood pressure. Logistic regression revealed that subjects born in U.S. Border States and Northern Mexico states were significantly less likely to have high glucose levels (p < .05) than those born in Southern Mexico. Subjects born in Northern Mexico were less likely to have high triglycerides (p = .05). This study illustrates the importance of considering region of origin in studying the effect of immigration on Mexican American health beyond the standard: number of years in the United States.
该研究旨在确定出生地是否会对南德克萨斯边境地区墨西哥裔美国人的心血管疾病（CVD）风险产生影响。尽管许多研究调查了移民对墨西哥裔美国人健康的影响，但很少有人考虑出生地如何影响心血管疾病风险。卡梅伦县队列研究中的受试者根据出生地分为三组：墨西哥南部、墨西哥北部和美国边境州。使用心血管疾病生物标志物以及自我报告的心绞痛、中风和血压升高情况进行描述性统计和回归分析。逻辑回归显示，出生在美国边境州和墨西哥北部各州的受试者血糖水平高的可能性显著低于出生在墨西哥南部的受试者（p < 0.05）。出生在墨西哥北部的受试者甘油三酯水平高的可能性较小（p = 0.05）。这项研究表明，在研究移民对墨西哥裔美国人健康的影响时，除了标准的在美国居住年限之外，考虑出生地也很重要。
