Nur Hanisfatin Rushami Zien, Nurul Azma Abu Bakar, Rohaizah Saad
Unveiling insights: A dataset analysis of Islamic quality management systems in educational institutions toward SDG-aligned education
Data in brief
relative nonlatino whites latinos united states lower socioeconomic status ses profile lower allcause mortality rate lower ses associated poorer overall health great deal controversy surrounds latino mortality paradox employed secondary data analysis 1991 national health interview survey test health behavior acculturation hypotheses proposed explain paradox hypotheses posit 1 latinos favorable health behaviors risk factor profiles nonlatino whites 2 health behaviors risk factors become unfavorable greater acculturation specific health behaviors risk factors studied smoking alcohol use leisuretime exercise activity body mass index bmi consistent health behaviors hypothesis latinos relative nonlatino whites less likely smoke drink alcohol controlling sociodemographic factors latinos however less likely engage exercise activity likely high bmi compared nonlatino whites controlling age ses results provided partial support acculturation hypothesis adjusting age ses higher acculturation associated three unhealthy behaviors greater likelihood high alcohol intake current smoking high bmi improvement fourth greater likelihood recent exercise genderspecific analyses indicated observed differences latinos nonlatino whites well effects acculturation health behaviors varied across men women results suggest health behaviors acculturation hypotheses may help least partially explain latino mortality paradox mechanisms accounting relationship acculturation risky behaviors yet identified