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A Comparison of Cardiovascular Health Across Migration Flows on the US-Mexico Border
Journal of immigrant and minority health, Forthcoming
05 Mar 2026
PMID: 41784911
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Abstract
Our objective was to characterize cardiovascular health in different migrant flows crossing through the United States (US)-Mexico border region. Participants (n = 1,264; weighted n = 682,130) in a probability-based study of migrant flows completed cross-sectional surveys and measurements from February-December 2022 at transit points in Tijuana, Matamoros, and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. Outcomes were American Heart Association cardiovascular health (CVH) metrics (diet, physical activity, nicotine exposure, body mass index, blood lipids, blood glucose, blood pressure) (all range 0-100). We used covariate-adjusted linear regression to compare CVH outcomes by migration flow (Pre-migration, Return, Southbound, Deported). Compared to Pre-migration participants, Return and Southbound participants had significantly worse cardiovascular health scores for body mass index in adjusted models (difference = -24.0 [-38.9, -9.1] and difference = -14.7 [-26.2, -3.3], respectively), while Deported participants had significantly lower scores for blood lipids (difference = -12.3 [-23.7, -0.9]). We identified two cardiovascular risk factors that may serve as targets for intervention to improve cardiovascular health among migrants on the US-Mexico border. Findings demonstrate that migration flows represent subpopulations whose health needs and barriers to health services differ. Transit points may be potential intervention venues to improve migrant health.
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- Title
- A Comparison of Cardiovascular Health Across Migration Flows on the US-Mexico Border
- Creators
- Félice Lê-Scherban (Corresponding Author) - Drexel UniversitySaishi Cui - Drexel UniversityCamila A Picchio - Drexel UniversityM Gudelia Rangel - El Colegio de la Frontera NorteLeah Bakely - Drexel UniversityJ Eduardo Gonzalez-Fagoaga - Universidad Autónoma de Baja CaliforniaAhmed A Asadi-Gonzalez - Universidad Autónoma de Baja CaliforniaAna P Martinez-Donate - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Journal of immigrant and minority health, Forthcoming
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 12
- Grant note
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development: R01HD046886
Research reported in this publication was supported by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number R01HD046886. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Community Health and Prevention
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001711842500001
- Other Identifier
- 991022167642204721