Family and Cultural Perceptions About Meat Consumption among Hispanic/Latino and White Adults in the United States

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Morgan Elizabeth Ellithorpe ◽  
Bruno Takahashi ◽  
Geri Alumit Zeldes ◽  
Elizabeth Dorrance-Hall ◽  
Manuel Chavez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Meat Consumption ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cultural Perceptions ◽  
White Adults

Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Hypertension Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control in the United States, 2013 to 2018

Hypertension ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rahul Aggarwal ◽  
Nicholas Chiu ◽  
Rishi K. Wadhera ◽  
Andrew E. Moran ◽  
Inbar Raber ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Ethnic Disparities ◽  
The United States ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Similar Treatment ◽  
Hypertension Prevalence ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
And Control ◽  
White Adults

We evaluated the prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension (defined as a systolic blood pressure [BP]) ≥140 mm Hg, diastolic BP ≥90 mm Hg, or a self-reported use of an antihypertensive agent) among US adults, stratified by race/ethnicity. This analysis included 16 531 nonpregnant US adults (≥18 years) in the three National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey cycles between 2013 and 2018. Race/ethnicity was defined by self-report as White, Black, Hispanic, Asian, or other Americans. Among 76 910 050 (74 449 985–79 370 115) US adults with hypertension, 48.6% (47.3%–49.8%, unadjusted) have controlled BP. When compared with BP control rates for White adults (49.0% [46.8%–51.2%], age-adjusted), BP control rates are lower in Black (39.2%, adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 0.71 [95% CI, 0.59–0.85], P <0.001), Hispanic (40.0%, aOR, 0.71 [95% CI, 0.58–0.88], P =0.003), and Asian (37.8%, aOR, 0.68 [95% CI, 0.55–0.84], P =0.001) Americans. Black adults have higher hypertension prevalence (45.3% versus 31.4%, aOR, 2.24 [95% CI, 1.97–2.56], P <0.001) but similar awareness and treatment rates as White adults. Hispanic adults have similar hypertension prevalence, but lower awareness (71.1% versus 79.1%, aOR, 0.72 [95% CI, 0.58–0.89], P =0.005) and treatment rates (60.5% versus 67.3%, aOR, 0.78 [95% CI, 0.66–0.94], P =0.010) than White adults. Asian adults have similar hypertension prevalence, lower awareness (72.5% versus 79.1%, aOR, 0.75 [95% CI, 0.58–0.97], P =0.038) but similar treatment rates. Black, Hispanic, and Asian Americans have different vulnerabilities in the hypertension control cascade of prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control. These differences can inform targeted public health efforts to promote health equity and reduce the burden of hypertension in the United States.

Cross Cultural Perceptions on Privacy in the United States, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Taiwan

2009 ◽  
pp. 284-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andy Chiou
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Single System ◽  
Cultural Perceptions ◽  
Internet Privacy ◽  
Different Cultures

In this chapter, the authors will briefly discuss some cross cultural concerns regarding Internet privacy. The authors believe that due to the cross cultural nature of the Internet itself, different cultures will tend to result in different concerns regarding Internet privacy. As such, there is no single system of protecting Internet privacy that may be suitable for all cultures. The authors also utilize focus groups from various countries spanning Asia and the United States to discover the differences between cultures. Hopefully an understanding of such differences will aid in future research on Internet privacy to take a more culture sensitive approach.

scholarly journals The Role of Risk Perception in Flu Vaccine Behavior among African-American and White Adults in the United States

Risk Analysis ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (11) ◽  
pp. 2150-2163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vicki S. Freimuth ◽  
Amelia Jamison ◽  
Gregory Hancock ◽  
Donald Musa ◽  
Karen Hilyard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
African American ◽  
Risk Perception ◽  
The United States ◽  
Flu Vaccine ◽  
White Adults

scholarly journals Disparities in insulin resistance between black and white adults in the United States: The role of lifespan stress exposure

2019 ◽  
Vol 107 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Thomas E. Fuller-Rowell ◽  
Lydia K. Homandberg ◽  
David S. Curtis ◽  
Vera K. Tsenkova ◽  
David R. Williams ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Insulin Resistance ◽  
The United States ◽  
Stress Exposure ◽  
Black And White ◽  
White Adults

Work, Identity, and the Regulation of Markets: A Study of Trademark Law in the United States and Germany

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (04) ◽  
pp. 1083-1112
Author(s):  
Katya Assaf-Zakharov ◽  
Lisa Herzog
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Adam Smith ◽  
German Law ◽  
The United States ◽  
Legal Systems ◽  
Cultural Perceptions ◽  
Work Identity ◽  
Trademark Law ◽  
Personal Names

This article considers how legal systems capture different cultural perceptions of work in an individual’s life. We inquire how two models—“human capital,” based on the works of Adam Smith; and “vocation,” based on the works of G. W. F. Hegel—are reflected in legal regulations and judicial rhetoric in the United States and Germany. Specifically, we examine how these two legal systems treat the practice of using personal names—the most direct referents to individuals’ identities—in business. We discuss three sets of cases: cases involving the use of personal names as trademarks, cases involving conflicts between parties with similar names, and cases involving the transfer of rights in personal names. The article demonstrates that the US legal system treats work as a commercial asset, as “human capital” in Smith’s sense, whereas German law perceives work as an integral part of one’s identity, echoing the Hegelian line of “vocation.”

scholarly journals Metal biomarker mixtures and blood pressure in the United States: cross-sectional findings from the 1999-2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Todd M. Everson ◽  
Megan M. Niedzwiecki ◽  
Daniell Toth ◽  
Maria Tellez-Plaza ◽  
Haoran Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Diastolic Blood Pressure ◽  
National Health ◽  
Smoking Status ◽  
The United States ◽  
Metal Exposure ◽  
Nutrition Examination Survey ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
White Adults

Abstract Background The objective of this study was to identify conditional relationships between multiple metal biomarkers that predict systolic and diastolic blood pressure in the non-institutionalized United States adult population below the age of 60. Methods We used inorganic exposure biomarker data and blood pressure data from three cycles (1999–2004) of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) to construct regression trees for blood pressure among adults ages 20–60 (adjusted for age, sex, body mass index, race, and smoking status) to identify predictors of systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP). We also considered relationships among non-Hispanic black, Mexican-American, and white adults separately. Results The following metal exposure biomarkers were conditionally predictive of SBP and/or DBP in the full sample: antimony (Sb), barium (Ba), cadmium (Cd), cesium (Cs), lead (Pb), tungsten (W) and molybdenum (Mo). The highest average SBP (> 120 mmHg) was observed among those with low Sb (≤ 0.21 μg/dL) high Cd (> 0.22 μg/g creatinine) and high Pb (> 2.55 μg/dL) biomarkers. Those with the highest average DBP had high urinary W levels (> 0.10 μg/g creatinine) in combination with either urinary Sb > 0.17 μg/g creatinine or those with urinary Sb ≤ 0.17 μg/g creatinine, but with high blood Pb levels (> 1.35 μg/dL). Predictors differed by ethnicity, with Cd as the main predictor of SBP among non-Hispanic black adults, and Pb not selected by the algorithm as a predictor of SBP among non-Hispanic white adults. Conclusions Combinations of metal biomarkers have different apparent relationships with blood pressure. Additional research in toxicological experimental models and in epidemiological studies is warranted to evaluate the suggested possible toxicological interactions between Sb, Cd, and Pb; and between W, Sb, and Pb; for cardiovascular (e.g., blood pressure) health. We also think future epidemiological research on inorganic exposure sets in relation to health outcomes like blood pressure might benefit from stratification by race and ethnicity.

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