这项研究揭示了波多黎各肤色与健康差异的关系，美国领土，是美国第二大拉丁裔人口的家园。意识到标准OMB民族种族类别在捕捉拉丁美洲人之间的种族差异方面的不足，我们将皮肤色标纳入波多黎各BRFSS。我们同时应用逻辑回归和倾向得分匹配技术。我们发现，肤色在波多黎各深色皮肤的波多黎各人的健康结果中起着重要作用，并且肤色是比OMB民族种族类别更好的健康预测指标。我们的结果表明，最浅肤色的波多黎各人比自称为最暗肤色的波多黎各人的整体健康状况更好。研究结果强调了考虑通过肤色表现出的种族歧视如何影响美国及其领土上拉丁裔人口健康的重要性。
This study reveals the association of skin color with health disparities in Puerto Rico, a US territory that is home to the second largest Latino population in the US. Aware of the inadequacy of standard OMB ethno-racial categories in capturing racial differences among Latinos, we incorporated skin color scales into the Puerto Rico BRFSS. We apply both logistic regressions and propensity score matching techniques. We found that colorism plays a significant role in health outcomes of dark-skinned Puerto Ricans in Puerto Rico and that skin color is a better health predictor than the OMB ethno-racial categories. Our results indicate that Puerto Ricans of the lightest skin tone have better general health than Puerto Ricans who self-described as being of the darkest skin tones. Findings underscore the importance of considering how racial discrimination manifested through colorism affects the health of Latino populations in the US and its territories.
