Hispanic:
Hispanic race as a disease risk factor.
Description:
Hispanic women, or Latinas, are a
multiracial ethnic group, which means persons of Hispanic origin may be of any
race. Many Hispanic women are recent immigrants. Most Hispanics in the United
States are of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central American, or South
American descent. In 1999, Hispanic females of any race—numbering 15.7
million—comprised slightly more than 11% (11.2%) of the U.S. female
population. (Source: excerpt from The Health of Minority Women: NWHIC)
Condition count:
4;
see list of conditions below.
Related risk factors: latino, mexican-american (4), caucasian (5), African-American (14), geography (45), South America (13)
Risk factor classes: Race (34), Latinos (6)
Risk factors:
Risk Factor Center,
risk factor list
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