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Perceived Discrimination, Psychological Distress and Cardiovascular Risk in Migrants in Spain

The aim of the present study is to determine the effect of discrimination and psychological distress on the cardiovascular health of immigrants, as well as to analyse potential differences based on age, gender, length of residence in host country and geographic origin. The sample was formed by 1714...

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Autores principales: Martos-Méndez, María José, García-Cid, Alba, Gómez-Jacinto, Luis, Hombrados-Mendieta, Isabel
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Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7345483/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32604844
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17124601
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author Martos-Méndez, María José
García-Cid, Alba
Gómez-Jacinto, Luis
Hombrados-Mendieta, Isabel
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description The aim of the present study is to determine the effect of discrimination and psychological distress on the cardiovascular health of immigrants, as well as to analyse potential differences based on age, gender, length of residence in host country and geographic origin. The sample was formed by 1714 immigrants from Africa, Eastern Europe and Latin America. Of the sample, 48.7% were men and 51.3% were women. Most relevant results show that discrimination (t = 4.27; p = 0.000) and psychological distress (t = 4.35; p = 0.000) experienced by immigrants predict their cardiovascular risk. Furthermore, psychological distress mediates the relation between discrimination and risk (t = 4.03; p = 0.000). Significant differences between men and women were found, as well as differences based on ethnicity, although to a lesser extent. Age affects the relation between discrimination, psychological distress and arterial hypertension and hypercholesterolemia. Results are notably relevant for the design of preventive health programmes for immigrants and intervention strategies in order to prevent diseases that may imply cardiovascular risks and seriously affect immigrants’ health.
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spelling pubmed-73454832020-07-09 Perceived Discrimination, Psychological Distress and Cardiovascular Risk in Migrants in Spain Martos-Méndez, María José García-Cid, Alba Gómez-Jacinto, Luis Hombrados-Mendieta, Isabel Int J Environ Res Public Health Article The aim of the present study is to determine the effect of discrimination and psychological distress on the cardiovascular health of immigrants, as well as to analyse potential differences based on age, gender, length of residence in host country and geographic origin. The sample was formed by 1714 immigrants from Africa, Eastern Europe and Latin America. Of the sample, 48.7% were men and 51.3% were women. Most relevant results show that discrimination (t = 4.27; p = 0.000) and psychological distress (t = 4.35; p = 0.000) experienced by immigrants predict their cardiovascular risk. Furthermore, psychological distress mediates the relation between discrimination and risk (t = 4.03; p = 0.000). Significant differences between men and women were found, as well as differences based on ethnicity, although to a lesser extent. Age affects the relation between discrimination, psychological distress and arterial hypertension and hypercholesterolemia. Results are notably relevant for the design of preventive health programmes for immigrants and intervention strategies in order to prevent diseases that may imply cardiovascular risks and seriously affect immigrants’ health. MDPI 2020-06-26 2020-06 /pmc/articles/PMC7345483/ /pubmed/32604844 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17124601 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7345483/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32604844
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17124601
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