TY - JOUR
T1 - Non-communicable diseases and preventive health behaviors
T2 - A comparison of Hispanics nationally and those living along the US-Mexico border Health behavior, health promotion and society
AU - Reininger, Belinda M.
AU - Wang, Jing
AU - Fisher-Hoch, Susan P.
AU - Boutte, Alycia
AU - Vatcheva, Kristina
AU - McCormick, Joseph B.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by MD000170 P20 through funding from the National Center on Minority Health and Health disparities (NCMHD), UTHealth CTSA (UL1 TR000371. The authors of this manuscript would like to acknowledge our community partners and Community Advisory Board members, who are dedicated to eliminating health disparities. We would also like to acknowledge our professional study personnel, including Lisa Mitchell-Bennett, Vanessa Saldaña, Kendra Stine, Alejandra Esparza, Pablo Sanchez, Maria Perez, Julie Orta, Alfredo Hernandez, Julie Gomez-Ramirez, and Christina Villarreal, as well as Rose Gowen, MD, for her supervision of the Clinical Research Unit. Thank you to Valley Baptist Health System for space for the Clinical Research Unit. We are particularly thankful to our participants —the citizens of Brownsville who so generously and willingly gave and still give their cooperation and time.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Reininger et al.
PY - 2015/6/19
Y1 - 2015/6/19
N2 - Background: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are rising among US Hispanics, but few studies have examined the preventive health behaviors for these NCDs among Hispanics. This study compared the preventive health behaviors of smoke-free living, physical activity, fruit and vegetable consumption, and avoidance of heavy alcohol use in Hispanics in the United States and Hispanics living along the US-Mexico border. Methods: Two weighted data sets with information on Hispanic populations were analyzed: 1) the national Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (n∈=∈29,942) from 2009; and 2) the Cameron County Hispanic Cohort (n∈=∈1,439) recruited from the US-Mexico border between 2008-2011. To compare the preventive health behaviors of the samples, within a generalized estimating equation framework, weighted univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted controlling for age, educational attainment, employment, language, and insurance status. Statistical tests were two-sided with a significance level set at 0.05. Results: Both samples reported low engagement in preventive behaviors. However, Hispanic males and females from the US-Mexico border were significantly less likely than the national sample to meet physical activity and fruit and vegetable consumption guidelines. Also, Hispanic males from the US-Mexico border were more likely to engage in heavy alcohol use. Conclusion: The lack of preventive health behaviors among Hispanics living along the US-Mexico border presents a dire prospect for NCD control in the region. Multipronged approaches to address multiple behaviors should be considered.
AB - Background: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are rising among US Hispanics, but few studies have examined the preventive health behaviors for these NCDs among Hispanics. This study compared the preventive health behaviors of smoke-free living, physical activity, fruit and vegetable consumption, and avoidance of heavy alcohol use in Hispanics in the United States and Hispanics living along the US-Mexico border. Methods: Two weighted data sets with information on Hispanic populations were analyzed: 1) the national Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (n∈=∈29,942) from 2009; and 2) the Cameron County Hispanic Cohort (n∈=∈1,439) recruited from the US-Mexico border between 2008-2011. To compare the preventive health behaviors of the samples, within a generalized estimating equation framework, weighted univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted controlling for age, educational attainment, employment, language, and insurance status. Statistical tests were two-sided with a significance level set at 0.05. Results: Both samples reported low engagement in preventive behaviors. However, Hispanic males and females from the US-Mexico border were significantly less likely than the national sample to meet physical activity and fruit and vegetable consumption guidelines. Also, Hispanic males from the US-Mexico border were more likely to engage in heavy alcohol use. Conclusion: The lack of preventive health behaviors among Hispanics living along the US-Mexico border presents a dire prospect for NCD control in the region. Multipronged approaches to address multiple behaviors should be considered.
KW - Hispanics
KW - Non-communicable diseases
KW - Preventive health behaviors
KW - US-Mexico border
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U2 - 10.1186/s12889-015-1850-y
DO - 10.1186/s12889-015-1850-y
M3 - Article
C2 - 26088129
AN - SCOPUS:84934985353
VL - 15
JO - BMC Public Health
JF - BMC Public Health
SN - 1471-2458
IS - 1
M1 - 564
ER -