Prevalence of obesity, diabetes and hypertension in immigrant populations in northeastern Mexico
IntroductionHispanic immigrants are a fast-growing population in the United States of America (USA) that disproportionately suffer from chronic diseases. Despite the increasing prevalence of obesity in Latin-American countries, only a few studies have examined the onset of chronic diseases in Mexica...
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| author | Guillermo Baudelio Gómez-Morales Brenda Sofía Rosas-Torres Williams Jesús Hernández-Jiménez Estefanía Mattenberger-Cantú Javier Vargas-Villarreal Horacio Almanza-Reyes Francisco González-Salazar Francisco González-Salazar |
| author_facet | Guillermo Baudelio Gómez-Morales Brenda Sofía Rosas-Torres Williams Jesús Hernández-Jiménez Estefanía Mattenberger-Cantú Javier Vargas-Villarreal Horacio Almanza-Reyes Francisco González-Salazar Francisco González-Salazar |
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| description | IntroductionHispanic immigrants are a fast-growing population in the United States of America (USA) that disproportionately suffer from chronic diseases. Despite the increasing prevalence of obesity in Latin-American countries, only a few studies have examined the onset of chronic diseases in Mexican and Central American migrants in Mexico.ObjectiveThe objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of obesity, diabetes, and hypertension in Central American immigrants who are in the process of traveling through northeastern Mexico to the United States.MethodsAn observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted among migrants, mostly Central Americans. Migrants who agreed to participate in the study were interviewed face-to-face by researchers to obtain their sociodemographic data. To obtain the prevalence, many health indicators related to obesity, diabetes, and hypertension, including weight, height, fasting glucose, and blood pressure, were measured.ResultsIn total, 520 migrants were interviewed; sociodemographic data indicated that most participants were men (76%), from Honduras (72.6%), single (61.2%), and have elementary level of education (48.6%). The somatometric evaluation revealed that 28.9% were diagnosed as overweight, 10.7% with obesity, and 3.3% with malnutrition. Of less prevalence, 8.8% were detected with hypertension and 4.6% had fasting hyperglycemia. The mean participant age was 29.11 ± 10.00 years. For each participant, the average weight was 66.72 ± 13.09 kg; the average height was 1.64 ± 0.08 m; the average body mass index (BMI) was 24.59 ± 4.32; the mean systolic and diastolic pressures were 116.26 ± 15.13 and 74 ± 9.65, respectively; and the average glycemia was 100.97 ± 21.99. El Salvador showed the highest proportion of people with diabetes (14.7%). Women who participated in this study had a higher proportion of obesity (23.4%, p = 0.02) and overweight (36.2%) than men (8.4 and 29.2%, respectively). People from Mexico, Nicaragua, and Honduras reported a high prevalence of overweight participants (63.6, 47.4, and 30.7%, respectively), while people from El Salvador and Nicaragua had a high prevalence of obese participants (23.5 and 21.1%, respectively).ConclusionWe found significant differences in the rates of obesity, diabetes, and hypertension between groups of Central American migrants and their place of origin, age, educational level, and gender. Our findings highlight the importance of exploring differences within groups of Central American migrants traveling through northeastern Mexico to the United States, which may explain several health indicators. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a04bbac9885c4cc58f641cedafe2b3f22024-01-11T13:36:53ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652024-01-011110.3389/fpubh.2023.12207531220753Prevalence of obesity, diabetes and hypertension in immigrant populations in northeastern MexicoGuillermo Baudelio Gómez-Morales0Brenda Sofía Rosas-Torres1Williams Jesús Hernández-Jiménez2Estefanía Mattenberger-Cantú3Javier Vargas-Villarreal4Horacio Almanza-Reyes5Francisco González-Salazar6Francisco González-Salazar7Northeast Biomedical Research Center, Institute of Mexican Social Security, Monterrey, MexicoBasic Science Department, University of Monterrey, Garza García, MexicoNortheast Biomedical Research Center, Institute of Mexican Social Security, Monterrey, MexicoBasic Science Department, University of Monterrey, Garza García, MexicoBasic Science Department, University of Monterrey, Garza García, MexicoFaculty of Medicine and Psychology of the Autonomous, University of Baja California, Tijuana, MexicoNortheast Biomedical Research Center, Institute of Mexican Social Security, Monterrey, MexicoBasic Science Department, University of Monterrey, Garza García, MexicoIntroductionHispanic immigrants are a fast-growing population in the United States of America (USA) that disproportionately suffer from chronic diseases. Despite the increasing prevalence of obesity in Latin-American countries, only a few studies have examined the onset of chronic diseases in Mexican and Central American migrants in Mexico.ObjectiveThe objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of obesity, diabetes, and hypertension in Central American immigrants who are in the process of traveling through northeastern Mexico to the United States.MethodsAn observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted among migrants, mostly Central Americans. Migrants who agreed to participate in the study were interviewed face-to-face by researchers to obtain their sociodemographic data. To obtain the prevalence, many health indicators related to obesity, diabetes, and hypertension, including weight, height, fasting glucose, and blood pressure, were measured.ResultsIn total, 520 migrants were interviewed; sociodemographic data indicated that most participants were men (76%), from Honduras (72.6%), single (61.2%), and have elementary level of education (48.6%). The somatometric evaluation revealed that 28.9% were diagnosed as overweight, 10.7% with obesity, and 3.3% with malnutrition. Of less prevalence, 8.8% were detected with hypertension and 4.6% had fasting hyperglycemia. The mean participant age was 29.11 ± 10.00 years. For each participant, the average weight was 66.72 ± 13.09 kg; the average height was 1.64 ± 0.08 m; the average body mass index (BMI) was 24.59 ± 4.32; the mean systolic and diastolic pressures were 116.26 ± 15.13 and 74 ± 9.65, respectively; and the average glycemia was 100.97 ± 21.99. El Salvador showed the highest proportion of people with diabetes (14.7%). Women who participated in this study had a higher proportion of obesity (23.4%, p = 0.02) and overweight (36.2%) than men (8.4 and 29.2%, respectively). People from Mexico, Nicaragua, and Honduras reported a high prevalence of overweight participants (63.6, 47.4, and 30.7%, respectively), while people from El Salvador and Nicaragua had a high prevalence of obese participants (23.5 and 21.1%, respectively).ConclusionWe found significant differences in the rates of obesity, diabetes, and hypertension between groups of Central American migrants and their place of origin, age, educational level, and gender. Our findings highlight the importance of exploring differences within groups of Central American migrants traveling through northeastern Mexico to the United States, which may explain several health indicators.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1220753/fullCentral American immigrantobesitydiabeteshypertensionCentral American immigrants in Mexico |
| spellingShingle | Guillermo Baudelio Gómez-Morales Brenda Sofía Rosas-Torres Williams Jesús Hernández-Jiménez Estefanía Mattenberger-Cantú Javier Vargas-Villarreal Horacio Almanza-Reyes Francisco González-Salazar Francisco González-Salazar Prevalence of obesity, diabetes and hypertension in immigrant populations in northeastern Mexico Frontiers in Public Health Central American immigrant obesity diabetes hypertension Central American immigrants in Mexico |
| title | Prevalence of obesity, diabetes and hypertension in immigrant populations in northeastern Mexico |
| title_full | Prevalence of obesity, diabetes and hypertension in immigrant populations in northeastern Mexico |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of obesity, diabetes and hypertension in immigrant populations in northeastern Mexico |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of obesity, diabetes and hypertension in immigrant populations in northeastern Mexico |
| title_short | Prevalence of obesity, diabetes and hypertension in immigrant populations in northeastern Mexico |
| title_sort | prevalence of obesity diabetes and hypertension in immigrant populations in northeastern mexico |
| topic | Central American immigrant obesity diabetes hypertension Central American immigrants in Mexico |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1220753/full |
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