“A comprehensive health and lifestyle analysis of people from a range of Hispanic/ Latino origins shows that this segment of the U.S. population is diverse, not only in ancestry, culture, and economic status, but also in the prevalence of several diseases, risk factors, and lifestyle habits. These health data are derived from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL), a landmark study that enrolled about 16,415 Hispanic/Latino adults living in San Diego, Chicago, Miami, and the Bronx, N.Y., who self-identified with Central American, Cuban, Dominican, Mexican, Puerto Rican, or South American origins. These new findings have been compiled and published as the Hispanic Community Health Study Data Book: A Report to the Communities.”
Related Study Links
- HCHS/SOL: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/resources/obesity/pop-studies/hchs.htm
- Two NIH landmark studies show power of epidemiology research; underscore need to address health disparities: http://tinyurl.com/l2awlpt
- 2012 JAMA paper about the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS-SOL): http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1389614
