Social support, simpatía, and hypertension prevalence in Hispanics/Latinos

Findings from the HCHS/SOL Sociocultural Ancillary Study

Datos Bibliográficos

ID8248239
AutoresErin L Merz (0000-0001-6548-1245, California State University, Dominguez Hills, autor de correspondencia), Scott C Roesch (0000-0001-6574-1916, San Diego State University), Vanessa L Malcarne (0000-0002-7526-9982, San Diego State University), Frank J Penedo (0000-0002-2422-2391), Gregory A Talavera (0000-0001-5360-1107, San Diego State University), Sheila F Castañeda (0000-0002-1975-0544, San Diego State University), Martha L Daviglus, Martha Daviglus (0000-0002-6791-8727, University of Illinois Chicago), Aida L Giachello (0000-0003-0079-3883), Franklyn Gonzalez (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Krista M Perreira (0000-0003-2906-0261, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Liliana A Ponguta (0000-0003-3576-1507, Albert Einstein College of Medicine), Linda Gallo (0000-0002-3678-5888, San Diego State University), Linda C Gallo
Año2016
Volumen4
Número3
Páginas131-141
Fecha de publicación2016-08-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Latina/o Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2163-0070 • E-ISSN: 2168-1678
EditorialAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/lat0000047
PMID28804695
OpenAlexW2492022966
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas9
Referencias citadas15

There is a significant burden of hypertension in the United States, which extends to the large and growing Hispanic/Latino population. Previous literature suggests that psychosocial factors are related to hypertension in Hispanics/Latinos. However, cultural factors unique to this population have been largely understudied in this context. The purpose of the current investigation was to examine the association of hypertension prevalence with social support and simpatía, a Hispanic/Latino cultural value emphasizing social harmony. Cross-sectional data from 5,313 adult Hispanics/Latinos, age 18 to 75 years, representing multiple heritage groups were collected as part of the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos Sociocultural Ancillary Study. Contrary to predictions, higher social support was related to higher odds of hypertension prevalence across models ( OR = 1.11, 95% CI: 1.02, 1.22). In the final main effects logistic regression model, higher simpatía was related to lower odds of hypertension ( OR = .83, 95% CI: .77, .90). Sex modified the link between simpatía and hypertension, with significant effects for men but not women. A 1 SD increase in simpatía was associated with 36% lower odds of hypertension in Hispanic/Latino men. The findings suggest that social support was inversely related with hypertension prevalence and that simpatía may be a protective cultural characteristic in relation to hypertension in the Hispanic/Latino population, but only in men. These results contribute to a growing discourse about the role of Hispanic/Latino cultural values in cardiovascular health

Social support · Sociocultural evolution · Sociology · Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies · Cardiac Health and Mental Health · Demography · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology