Black and African Americans and Puerto Ricans are at higher risk of asthma than people of other races or ethnicities.
Is it true that black and African Americans and Puerto Ricans are at higher risk of asthma than people of other races or ethnicities?
Yes. Black and Puerto Rican populations face a disproportionately higher risk and burden of asthma, driven by a combination of environmental, socioeconomic, and genetic factors.
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The retrieved literature consistently supports the claim that Black/African American and Puerto Rican individuals experience disproportionately higher rates and burdens of asthma compared to other groups. Multiple papers highlight these racial and ethnic disparities in asthma prevalence and severity, linking them to environmental exposures, structural inequities, and genetic ancestry.
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MM, M., RGA, M., KM, A., NSM, A., EM, A., H, S., A, A., A, A., S, F., A, A., & HA, F. (2025). Asthma-related school absenteeism: Prevalence, disparities, and the need for comprehensive management: A systematic review and meta-analysis.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dialog.2025.100239
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JC, C. (2025). Health Disparities in Pediatric Asthma.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.12393
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D, Y., A, G., M, I., JM, G., D, R., & SM, R. (2025). Identifying the Genetic Ancestry of the Pediatric Obesity-Related Asthma Variant (rs6494395) at Rps27l.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppul.71209
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JI, W., JR, E., C, E., SS, O., S, S., MG, C., V, M., EA, S., P, Z., JL, E., A, F., E, P., SP, S., CH, C., TR, G., KC, F., N, L., CA, M., EV, M., NV, M., RA, O., RC, R., L, R., G, V., D, H., S, H., ND, J., Y, L., A, M., NA, N., C, R., G, S., BJM, W., E, Z., CM, M., D, S., EG, B., MA, S., & JR, R. (2025). The PRIMERO birth cohort: Design and baseline characteristics.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacig.2025.100470
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The retrieved literature consistently supports the claim that Black/African American and Puerto Rican individuals experience disproportionately higher rates and burdens of asthma compared to other groups. Multiple papers highlight these racial and ethnic disparities in asthma prevalence and severity, linking them to environmental exposures, structural inequities, and genetic ancestry.
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