scholarly journals Acculturation, socioeconomic status, obesity and lifestyle factors among low-income Puerto Rican women in Connecticut, U.S., 1998-1999

2006 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurgül Fitzgerald ◽  
David Himmelgreen ◽  
Grace Damio ◽  
Sofia Segura-Pérez ◽  
Yu-Kuei Peng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Puerto Rican ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Lifestyle Factors ◽  
Puerto Rican Women

scholarly journals Association between socioeconomic status and self-reported, tested and diagnosed COVID-19 status during the first wave in the Northern Netherlands: a general population-based cohort from 49 474 adults

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. e048020
Author(s):  
Yinjie Zhu ◽  
Ming-Jie Duan ◽  
Hermien H. Dijk ◽  
Roel D. Freriks ◽  
Louise H. Dekker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
General Population ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Smoking Status ◽  
Sleep Time ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Lifestyle Factors ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Low Education ◽  
Tv Watching

ObjectivesStudies in clinical settings showed a potential relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and lifestyle factors with COVID-19, but it is still unknown whether this holds in the general population. In this study, we investigated the associations of SES with self-reported, tested and diagnosed COVID-19 status in the general population.Design, setting, participants and outcome measuresParticipants were 49 474 men and women (46±12 years) residing in the Northern Netherlands from the Lifelines cohort study. SES indicators and lifestyle factors (i.e., smoking status, physical activity, alcohol intake, diet quality, sleep time and TV watching time) were assessed by questionnaire from the Lifelines Biobank. Self-reported, tested and diagnosed COVID-19 status was obtained from the Lifelines COVID-19 questionnaire.ResultsThere were 4711 participants who self-reported having had a COVID-19 infection, 2883 participants tested for COVID-19, and 123 positive cases were diagnosed in this study population. After adjustment for age, sex, lifestyle factors, body mass index and ethnicity, we found that participants with low education or low income were less likely to self-report a COVID-19 infection (OR [95% CI]: low education 0.78 [0.71 to 0.86]; low income 0.86 [0.79 to 0.93]) and be tested for COVID-19 (OR [95% CI]: low education 0.58 [0.52 to 0.66]; low income 0.86 [0.78 to 0.95]) compared with high education or high income groups, respectively.ConclusionOur findings suggest that the low SES group was the most vulnerable population to self-reported and tested COVID-19 status in the general population.

scholarly journals Does religious involvement affect mortality in low-income Americans? A prospective cohort study

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. e028200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wanqing Wen ◽  
David Schlundt ◽  
Shaneda Warren Andersen ◽  
William J Blot ◽  
Wei Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Prospective Cohort Study ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Prospective Cohort ◽  
Underserved Populations ◽  
Religious Involvement ◽  
Lifestyle Factors ◽  
Southeastern Usa

ObjectiveThis study aimed to evaluate the impacts of various forms of religious involvement, beyond individual socioeconomic status, lifestyle factors, emotional well-being and social support, on all-cause and cause-specific mortality in socioeconomic disadvantaged neighbourhoods.DesignThis is a prospective cohort study conducted from 2002 through 2015.SettingsThis study included underserved populations in the Southeastern USA.ParticipantsA total of nearly 85 000 participants, primarily low-income American adults, were enrolled. Eligible participants were aged 40–79 years at enrolment, spoke English and were not under treatment for cancer within the prior year.ResultsWe found that those who attended religious service attendance >1/week had 8% reduction in all-cause death and 15% reduction in cancer death relative to those who never attended. This association was substantially attenuated by depression score, social support, and socioeconomic and lifestyle covariates, and further attenuated by other forms of religious involvement. This association with all-cause mortality was found being stronger among those with higher socioeconomic status or healthier lifestyle behaviours.ConclusionOur results indicate that the association between religious services attendance >1/week and lower mortality was moderate but robust, and could be attenuated and modified by socioeconomic or lifestyle factors in this large prospective cohort study of underserved populations in the Southeastern USA.

Prenatal and Postpartum Depression among Low-Income Dominican and Puerto Rican Women

2003 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 370-385 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis H. Zayas ◽  
Katherine R. B. Jankowski ◽  
M. Diane McKee
Keyword(s):  
Postpartum Depression ◽  
Puerto Rican ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Puerto Rican Women

Childhood Sexual Abuse and Drug Use Among Low-Income Urban Puerto Rican Women

2012 ◽  
pp. 45-68
Author(s):  
Mildred Vera ◽  
Margarita Alegría ◽  
Angela M. Pattatucci-Aragón ◽  
Marisol Peña
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Childhood Sexual Abuse ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Puerto Rican ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Puerto Rican Women

Geographical Differentials in the Socioeconomic Status of Puerto Ricans: Human Capital Variations and Labor Market Characteristics

1992 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 1267-1290 ◽  
Author(s):  
María E. Enchautegui
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Puerto Rican ◽  
Puerto Ricans ◽  
Socioeconomic Outcomes ◽  
Puerto Rican Women ◽  
Female Headship

This article examines the role of human capital and labor market characteristics in explaining geographical and individual differentials in socioeconomic outcomes of Puerto Rican women. The better socioeconomic performance of Puerto Ricans outside the Northeast can be in part related to their larger amount of human capital. Labor market characteristics also play a role, but their effects are generally small. Net of other characteristics, Northeast residence reduces labor force participation, increases female headship, but reduces welfare use. Of all groups examined, recent migrants from Puerto Rico located in the Northeast show the poorest socioeconomic outcomes.

scholarly journals Socioeconomic Status and Its Relation to Hypertension in Rural Nepal

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Sanju Bhattarai ◽  
Birgit Tandstad ◽  
Archana Shrestha ◽  
Biraj Karmacharya ◽  
Abhijit Sen
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Socioeconomic Factors ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Lifestyle Factors ◽  
High Income ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Rural Nepal ◽  
Low And Middle Income

Introduction. Hypertension and its association with socioeconomic positions are well established. However, the gradient of these relationships and the mediating role of lifestyle factors among rural population in low- and middle-income countries such as Nepal are not fully understood. We sought to assess the association between socioeconomic factors (education, income, and employment status) and hypertension. Also, we assessed whether the effect of education and income level on hypertension was mediated by lifestyle factors. Methods. This cross-sectional study was conducted among 260 participants aged ≥18 years attending a rural health center in Dolakha, Nepal. Self-reported data on demographic, socioeconomic, and lifestyle factors were collected, and blood pressure, weight, and height were measured for all study participants. Those with systolic blood pressure ≥140 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mm Hg or administrating high blood pressure-lowering medicines were regarded as hypertensives. Poisson regression models were used to estimate the prevalence ratios and corresponding 95% confidence intervals to assess the association between socioeconomic factors and hypertension. We explored mediation, using the medeff command in Stata for causal mediation analysis of nonlinear models. Results. Of the 50 hypertensive participants, sixty percent were aware of their status. The age-standardized prevalence of hypertension was two times higher for those with higher education or high-income category. Compared to low-income and unemployed groups, the prevalence ratio of hypertension was 1.33 and 2.26 times more for those belonging to the high-income and employed groups, respectively. No evidence of mediation by lifestyle factors was observed between socioeconomic status and hypertension. Conclusions. Socioeconomic positions were positively associated with hypertension prevalence in rural Nepal. Further studies using longitudinal settings are necessary to validate our findings especially in low- and middle-income countries such as Nepal.

Childhood Sexual Abuse and Drug Use Among Low-Income Urban Puerto Rican Women

2005 ◽  
Vol 5 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 45-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mildred Vera ◽  
Margarita Alegría ◽  
Angela M. Pattatucci-Aragón ◽  
Marisol Peña
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Childhood Sexual Abuse ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Puerto Rican ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Puerto Rican Women
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