More than Half of Mexican Immigrants Have Undiagnosed Diabetes

Fifty-nine percent of recent Mexican immigrants who had diabetes were undiagnosed, as were 33% of those Mexican immigrants who had high blood pressure. "A lack of disease awareness is clearly a serious problem among recent Mexican immigrants," said Silvia Helena Barcellos, a RAND economist, and co-author of the study. "Our findings underscore the importance of screening recent immigrants for illnesses to avoid late diagnosis and any potential costs of delayed treatment." Health Affairs, Dec. 2012