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Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, Vol. 28, No. 1, 127-142 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0739986305283221

Self-Rated Health Among Adult Women of Mexican Origin

Anna V. Wilkinson

Department of Epidemiology, The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, awilkins{at}mdanderson.org

Maria A. Hernández-Valero

Department of Epidemiology, The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Carol J. Etzel

Department of Epidemiology, The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Carlos H. Barcenas

Department of Epidemiology, The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Margaret R. Spitz

Department of Epidemiology, The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Melissa L. Bondy

Department of Epidemiology, The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Sara S. Strom

Department of Epidemiology, The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Self-rated health (SRH), a consistent predictor of mortality among diverse populations, is sensitive to health indicators and social factors. American-born Hispanics report better SRH than their foreign-born counterparts but simultaneously report poorer health indicators and have shorter life expectancy. Using a matched prospective cross-sectional design, we analyzed data from 631 age-matched pairs of women, born in the United States or Mexico. The first goal was to describe the relationships between SRH and health behaviors, physician-diagnosed chronic conditions, acculturation, and socioeconomic status (SES) by birthplace. The second goal was to investigate the relative influence of these factors in explaining expected differences in SRH between the two groups. Number of chronic conditions reported, particularly depression, more strongly influenced SRH than SES, acculturation, birthplace, or reported health risk behaviors.

Key Words: self-rated health • acculturation • socioeconomic status • health indicators


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