Abstract
A Commentary on the Latin American Paradox
Highlights
The study by Chen et al[1] is important because their analysis of individuals in Latin America represents the source population of US Latino groups
In a meta-analysis of the Latino mortality paradox, Ruiz et al concluded, “It might be time to move beyond the question of the existence of the Hispanic mortality paradox and onto investigations into the causes of such resilience.”[2]. They suggested that future research should explore risk and resilience mechanisms and potentially complex interaction patterns among social and cultural factors, such as socioeconomic status and acculturation
Puerto Rican individuals, in particular, had high rates of many cardiovascular risk factors compared with others groups
Summary
The study by Chen et al[1] is important because their analysis of individuals in Latin America represents the source population of US Latino groups. It should be noted that the analysis of Chen et al,[1] which combined US Latino populations into 1 large category, obscures health differences among the groups.
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