Hispanic mortality paradox: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the longitudinal literature

J.M. Ruiz, P. Steffen and T.B. Smith

American Journal of Public Health, 2013, vol. 103, issue 3, e52-e60

Abstract: To investigate the possibility of a Hispanic mortality advantage, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of the published longitudinal literature reporting Hispanic individuals' mortality from any cause compared with any other race/ethnicity. We searchedMEDLINE,PubMed, EMBASE, HealthSTAR, and PsycINFO for published literature from January 1990 to July 2010. Across 58 studies (4 615 747 participants), Hispanic populations had a 17.5% lower risk of mortality compared with other racial groups (odds ratio = 0.825; P

Keywords: Hispanic; human; longitudinal study; meta analysis; mortality; race; review; statistics; United States, Continental Population Groups; Hispanic Americans; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Mortality; United States (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.301103

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