Highlights
- •Pain in U.S. adult Hispanics varies by their ancestral country of origin.
- •These ancestral subpopulations have distinct demographic and health status profiles.
- •Those of Puerto Rican Ancestry report more chronic, severe, and debilitating pain.
- •Those of Mexican Ancestry report less chronic, severe and debilitating pain.
- •These pain differences persist after controlling for demographic characteristics.
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