OBJECTIVES The authors examine the living arrangements of older Mexican immigrants to demonstrate how the formation of complex households is related to English language proficiency. Specifically, they examine whether the ability to use the English language is a determinant of an older Mexican immigrant persons' capacity to maintain residential independence. They also examine how living in commu...

OBJECTIVES Demographically describing the present and future for Mexican children to correlate aspects regarding demographic and social equity during childhood and describing the challenges these variables represent for Mexican children during the next few years. METHODS The present and future scenario for Mexican childhood was evaluated using existing population projections. Mortality rates ...

Higher body mass index (BMI) is a well-established risk factor for type 2 diabetes, and rates of obesity and type 2 diabetes are substantially higher among Mexican-Americans relative to non-Hispanic European Americans. Mexican-Americans are genetically diverse, with a highly variable distribution of Native American, European, and African ancestries. Here, we evaluate the role of Native American...

Recently, the presence of small, dense low-density lipoprotein (LDL) has been recognized as a risk factor for coronary heart disease. There has been little work on correlates of LDL size in population-based studies and none in Mexican Americans. We examined the relationship of LDL size and pattern to anthropometric and metabolic variables in 466 Mexican Americans and non-Hispanic whites in the ...

BACKGROUND Smoking experimentation in Mexican American youth is problematic. In light of the research showing that preventing smoking experimentation is a valid strategy for smoking prevention, there is a need to identify Mexican American youth at high risk for experimentation. METHODS A prospective population-based cohort of 1,179 adolescents of Mexican descent was followed for 5 years start...

BACKGROUND The Edinburgh postnatal depression scale (EPDS) is useful for screening depression in puerperal women as well as women during pregnancy. However, such instrument should be validated in a given language before it can be used. There is not validated Mexican version of the EPDS for use in adult pregnant women. Therefore, we sought to validate a Spanish translated Mexican version of the ...

OBJECTIVE To provide estimates of selected nutrient intakes and chronic health conditions among Mexican-American adults aged 20-74 years in the United States, from 1982 through 2006. METHODS Data on Mexican-American adults come from the following surveys: the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (HHANES, 1982-1984 (n = 3,935)); the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination S...

OBJECTIVE Mexican-American populations in San Antonio, Texas (SA-MA) and Mexico have a higher prevalence of type 2 diabetes than non-Hispanic whites in San Antonio (SA-NHW). However, the higher prevalence of type 2 diabetes in Mexican-origin populations might be related, in part, not to Native American genetic admixture but to Spanish genetic admixture. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Four popula...

OBJECTIVE The effect of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on the serum lipid profile in a Mexican population was evaluated. MATERIAL AND METHODS Three g of salmon oil was the daily intake during four weeks. Total cholesterol, triglycerides, low density lipoproteins, high density lipoproteins and erythrocyte fatty acid composition were analyzed. RESULTS The hypertriglyceridemic group showed a ...