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. 2023 Jan 2;38(1):33-46.
doi: 10.1080/19371918.2022.2091075. Epub 2022 Jul 13.

Social Inequalities in Multiple Chronic Disease Risk Factors among a population-based Sample of Latinas in California

Christian Vazquez  1 , Catherine Cubbin  2 , Yessenia Castro  2
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Social Inequalities in Multiple Chronic Disease Risk Factors among a population-based Sample of Latinas in California

Christian Vazquez et al. Soc Work Public Health. .

Abstract

Data from 1,248 Latina mothers who participated in the Geographic Research on Wellbeing (GROW) study were used to examine associations between SES, neighborhood-level Latinx concentration, neighborhood-level poverty and having two or more modifiable behavioral risk factors (e.g., smoking, drinking) for chronic disease. Logistic regression models were estimated stratified by nativity and adjusted for age and marital status. Among immigrants, low SES was associated with higher odds of multiple risk factors (Adjusted Odds Ratio [AOR] = 1.66, 95% Confidence Interval [CI] = 1.17-2.38). Among US-born women, low neighborhood-level Latinx concentration was associated with lower odds of multiple risk factors (AOR = 0.43, 95% CI = 0.22-0.84), and high neighborhood-level poverty (AOR = 2.83, 95% CI = 1.61-4.99) and low SES (AOR = 1.72, 95% CI = 1.02-2.92) were associated with higher odds, respectively. Heterogeneous effects between nativity and social factors may produce risk for chronic disease among Latinas.

Keywords: Latinas; Socioeconomic status; chronic disease; health disparities.

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