TY - JOUR
T1 - A Comparison of Common Health Indicators From Two Surveys of Latinos in the Bronx, New York
AU - Crossa, Aldo
AU - Jessup, Jillian
AU - Liu, Sze Yan
AU - Isasi, Carmen R.
AU - Hanna, David B.
AU - Hua, Simin
AU - He, Fangtao
AU - Seligson, Amber Levanon
AU - Lim, Sungwoo
N1 - Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship and/or publication of this article: The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos was carried out as a collaborative study supported by contracts from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to the University of North Carolina [N01-HC65233], University of Miami [N01-HC65234], Albert Einstein College of Medicine [N01-HC65235], Northwestern University [N01-HC65236], and San Diego State University [N01-HC65237]. The following Institutes/Centers/Offices contribute to the HCHS/SOL through a transfer of funds to the NHLBI: National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, the National Institute of Deafness and Other Communications Disorders, the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, and the Office of Dietary Supplements.
Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship and/or publication of this article: The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos was carried out as a collaborative study supported by contracts from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to the University of North Carolina [N01-HC65233], University of Miami [N01-HC65234], Albert Einstein College of Medicine [N01-HC65235], Northwestern University [N01-HC65236], and San Diego State University [N01-HC65237]. The following Institutes/Centers/Offices contribute to the HCHS/SOL through a transfer of funds to the NHLBI: National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, the National Institute of Deafness and Other Communications Disorders, the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, and the Office of Dietary Supplements.
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2020.
PY - 2020/6/1
Y1 - 2020/6/1
N2 - Introduction: Population health surveys inform and demonstrate the impact of public health policies. However, the performance of such surveys in specific groups of interest (e.g., Hispanics/Latinos in a neighborhood of New York City) is rarely studied. Method: We compared measures for obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and current smoking based on the New York City Community Health Survey (CHS, a telephone survey of New York City adults) with the Hispanic Community Health Survey/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL), an in-person survey of Hispanic/Latino adults in four communities in the United States (2008-2011), including the Bronx. CHS data were limited to Hispanic/Latinos living in the HCHS/SOL Bronx catchment area. Results: Compared with CHS, HCHS/SOL estimated higher prevalence of obesity (in HCHS/SOL, PHCHS/SOL = 45.0% vs. in CHS, PCHS = 30.6%, p <.01) and current smoking (PHCHS/SOL = 21.2% vs. PCHS = 16.2%, p <.01) but similar for hypertension (PHCHS/SOL = 33.1% vs. PCHS = 33.8%, p >.05) and diabetes (PHCHS/SOL = 15.2% vs. PCHS = 15.7%, p >.05). Stratified estimates (by age, sex, education, and Hispanic/Latino heritage) followed similar trends. Conclusion: Our study emphasizes the importance of assessing potential bias in population-based surveys of Hispanics/Latinos and other populations of interest and highlights the complex nature of measuring health outcomes via population-based surveys.
AB - Introduction: Population health surveys inform and demonstrate the impact of public health policies. However, the performance of such surveys in specific groups of interest (e.g., Hispanics/Latinos in a neighborhood of New York City) is rarely studied. Method: We compared measures for obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and current smoking based on the New York City Community Health Survey (CHS, a telephone survey of New York City adults) with the Hispanic Community Health Survey/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL), an in-person survey of Hispanic/Latino adults in four communities in the United States (2008-2011), including the Bronx. CHS data were limited to Hispanic/Latinos living in the HCHS/SOL Bronx catchment area. Results: Compared with CHS, HCHS/SOL estimated higher prevalence of obesity (in HCHS/SOL, PHCHS/SOL = 45.0% vs. in CHS, PCHS = 30.6%, p <.01) and current smoking (PHCHS/SOL = 21.2% vs. PCHS = 16.2%, p <.01) but similar for hypertension (PHCHS/SOL = 33.1% vs. PCHS = 33.8%, p >.05) and diabetes (PHCHS/SOL = 15.2% vs. PCHS = 15.7%, p >.05). Stratified estimates (by age, sex, education, and Hispanic/Latino heritage) followed similar trends. Conclusion: Our study emphasizes the importance of assessing potential bias in population-based surveys of Hispanics/Latinos and other populations of interest and highlights the complex nature of measuring health outcomes via population-based surveys.
KW - Latino health
KW - diabetes
KW - hypertension
KW - obesity
KW - population survey
KW - smoking
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U2 - 10.1177/1540415320902372
DO - 10.1177/1540415320902372
M3 - Article
C2 - 31994417
AN - SCOPUS:85078751562
SN - 1540-4153
VL - 18
SP - 71
EP - 76
JO - Hispanic Health Care International
JF - Hispanic Health Care International
IS - 2
ER -
