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| Category |
Gastroenterology & Hepatology |
| Manuscript Type |
Observational Study |
| Article Title |
Risk factors for liver disease among adults of Mexican descent in the United States and Mexico
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| Manuscript Source |
Unsolicited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Yvonne N Flores, Zuo-Feng Zhang, Roshan Bastani, Mei Leng, Catherine M Crespi, Paula Ramírez-Palacios, Heather Stevens and Jorge Salmerón |
| ORCID |
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| Funding Agency and Grant Number |
| Funding Agency |
Grant Number |
| Programa de Investigación en Migracion y Salud (PIMSA) |
2015-2106 |
| Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) |
SALUD-2011-01-161930 |
| Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) |
26267M |
| Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS) |
2005/1/I/093 |
| NIH |
UL1TR000124 |
| NIH/NCI |
K07CA197179 |
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| Corresponding Author |
Yvonne N Flores, PhD, Unidad de Investigación Epidemiológica y en Servicios de Salud, Delegación Morelos, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Blvd, Juárez #31, Colonia Centro, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62000, Mexico. ynflores@ucla.edu |
| Key Words |
Liver disease; Risk factors; Health disparities; Mexico; Mexican Americans; Latinos |
| Core Tip |
United States (US) Latinos have greater morbidity and mortality from liver disease than non-Hispanic whites, and liver disease is the fifth leading cause of death in Mexico. Known risk factors for chronic liver disease include hepatitis B or C infection, heavy/binge drinking, obesity, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome. We found that Mexican-Americans in the US have a greater risk of obesity, diabetes and heavy/binge drinking than their counterparts in Mexico. The prevalence of heavy/binge drinking was alarmingly high among Mexican-Americans, with over 70% among males and over 50% among US-born females. Our results identify a high prevalence of specific risk factors that should be targeted to reduce the high rates of liver disease-related mortality in this population. |
| Publish Date |
2018-09-30 07:38 |
| Citation |
Flores YN, Zhang ZF, Bastani R, Leng M, Crespi CM, Ramírez-Palacios P, Stevens H, Salmerón J. Risk factors for liver disease among adults of Mexican descent in the United States and Mexico. World J Gastroenterol 2018; 24(37): 4281-4290 |
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http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v24/i37/4281.htm |
| DOI |
http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v24.i37.4281 |
