Immigrants typically have more favorable health outcomes than their U.S.-born counterparts of the same race-ethnicity. However, little is known about how race-ethnicity and region of birth moderate the health outcomes of different immigrant groups as their tenure of U.S. residence increases. We study the association between time spent in the United States and health outcomes among non-Hispanic Black, non-Hispanic White, Asian, and Hispanic immigrants using National Health Interview Survey data. Although all immigrant groups initially report better health outcomes than their U.S.-born counterparts, the association between U.S. tenure and reported health outcomes varies among immigrants by race-ethnicity and region of birth. Black immigrants have the worst hypertension profiles, and Black and Hispanic immigrants have the worst obesity profiles. The results suggest that acculturation cannot fully explain racial-ethnic differences in the association between U.S. tenure and health outcomes. We advance a more complete sociological theory of immigrant integration to better explain disparate immigrant health profiles.

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超越文化适应：美国的健康与移民的社会融合


移民通常比在美国出生的同一种族的同龄人拥有更有利的健康状况。然而，随着不同移民群体在美国居住时间的增加，种族和出生地区如何影响他们的健康结果，人们知之甚少。我们利用国家健康访谈调查数据研究了非西班牙裔黑人、非西班牙裔白人、亚洲人和西班牙裔移民在美国度过的时间与健康结果之间的关联。尽管所有移民群体最初都报告了比美国出生的移民更好的健康结果，但美国保有权与报告的健康结果之间的关联因种族和出生地区而异。黑人移民的高血压状况最差，黑人和西班牙裔移民的肥胖状况最差。结果表明，文化适应不能完全解释美国任期与健康结果之间关系的种族差异。我们提出了更完整的移民融合社会学理论，以更好地解释不同的移民健康状况。