Africans Who Arrive in the United States before 20 Years of Age Maintain Both Cardiometabolic Health and Cultural Identity: Insight from the Africans in America Study

Africans Who Arrive in the United States before 20 Years of Age Maintain Both Cardiometabolic Health and Cultural Identity: Insight from the Africans in America Study

The overall consensus is that foreign-born adults who come to America age < 20 y achieve economic success but develop adverse behaviors (smoking and drinking) that lead to worse cardiometabolic health than immigrants who arrive age ≥ 20 y. Whether age of immigration affects the health of African-...

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Main Authors: Elyssa M. Shoup, Thomas Hormenu, Nana H. Osei-Tutu, M. C. Sage Ishimwe, Arielle C. Patterson, Christopher W. DuBose, Annemarie Wentzel, Margrethe F. Horlyck-Romanovsky, Anne E. Sumner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
African immigrants
cardiometabolic health
socioeconomic status
stress
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/24/9405

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