The ‘healthy migrant effect’–not merely a fallacy of inaccurate denominator figures
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This article is published in International Journal of Epidemiology.The article was published on 2000-02-01 and is currently open access. It has received 239 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Fallacy.read more
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Acculturation and obesity among migrant populations in high income countries - a systematic review
Maryam Delavari,Anders Larrabee Sonderlund,Boyd Swinburn,Boyd Swinburn,David Mellor,Andre M. N. Renzaho +5 more
TL;DR: The ‘Healthy Migrant Effect’ may diminish with greater acculturation as the host culture potentially promotes more unhealthy weight gain than heritage cultures, and the Western ideal of a slim female body and higher values placed on physical activity and fitness may counteract the obesogenic food environment for female migrants.
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The Healthy Immigrant Effect and Immigrant Selection: Evidence from Four Countries
TL;DR: Examining the health outcomes, health behaviours, and socio-economic characteristics of immigrants from a range of source countries in the US, Canada, UK and Australia finds evidence of strong positive selection effects for immigrants from all regions of origin in terms of education, but also finds evidence that self-selection in Terms of unobservable factors is an important determinant of the better health of recent immigrants.
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The contribution of a gender perspective to the understanding of migrants' health
TL;DR: The need to integrate a gender perspective into epidemiological studies on migration and health, which includes the international voluntary migrant, is addressed, conceptual gaps are outlined and some methodological problems are discussed.
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Socioeconomic and ethnic disparities in cardiovascular risk in the United States, 2001-2006.
TL;DR: Disparities in cardiovascular risk in the United States are primarily related to socioeconomic status and less to race/ethnicity, andSocioeconomically disadvantaged individuals should be targeted for lifestyle counseling and early screening for risk factors, regardless of race/ ethnicity, to reduce social disparities in cardiovascular outcomes.
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Health Status and Access to Health Care of Migrant Workers in China
TL;DR: These Chinese rural-to-urban migrants demonstrated the “healthy migrant effect,” but poor living conditions and inattention to health may make migrants vulnerable to poor long-term health.
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Statistical Models in Epidemiology
David Clayton,Michael Hills +1 more
TL;DR: This self-contained account of the statistical basis of epidemiology has been written specifically for those with a basic training in biology, therefore no previous knowledge is assumed and the mathematics is deliberately kept at a manageable level.
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Low overall mortality of Turkish residents in Germany persists and extends into a second generation: merely a healthy migrant effect?
TL;DR: To test the hypothesis that as a minority with lower socio‐economic status, Turkish residents in Germany might experience a higher mortality than Germans, a large number of them are thought to be Turkish citizens.
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Mortality statistics in immigrant research: method for adjusting underestimation of mortality.
TL;DR: Using information about income as an indicator of residence in the country appears to be a method which can be pursued further in order to achieve a more accurate understanding of mortality among immigrant groups.
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Mortality and Cancer Incidence in Vietnamese Refugees in England and Wales: A Follow-Up Study
TL;DR: Mortality and cancer incidence were analysed in follow-up of a cohort of Vietnamese refugees who came to Britain after the end of the Vietnam war, with the only indication of a possible effect of the migration on the mortality of the refugees who survived to reach Britain was the excess of peptic ulcer deaths in women.
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Trends in maternal mortality ratio among women of German and non-German nationality in West Germany, 1980-1996.
TL;DR: Current trends in overall and cause-specific maternal mortality ratio among women of German and non-German nationality residing in West Germany and the effects of nationality and of marital status are described, a proxy for socioeconomic status.