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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2007 Jan 24.
Published in final edited form as: J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2002 Nov;13(4):477–503. doi: 10.1177/104920802237532

TABLE 5.

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

DETERMINANT OF HEALTH RISK PATTERN
Socioeconomic status
 Education Hispanic > White
 Income Hispanic > White
 Occupation Hispanic > White
Behavioral risk factor
 Tobacco use White > Hispanic
 Diet White ≥ Hispanic
 Alcohol consumption White > Hispanic
 Sedentary lifestyle White < Hispanic
Access to care
 Insurance Hispanic > White
 Use of care Hispanic > White
Health status
 Life expectancy White > Hispanic
 Mortality White > Hispanic
 Infant mortality White > Hispanic