A new new federal report has uncovered striking health disparities between racial/ethnic U.S. groups, and Hispanics tended to fall into some of the worst categories, Fox New Latino reports.

Other Hispanic-related findings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report, which examined disparities by sex, race, income and education, included:

  • While teenage pregnancy rates fell fell among all ethnic groups, Hispanic girls (77.4 per 1,000) were three times more likely than whites (26.7) and blacks (62.7) to end up pregnant.
  • Mexican-Americans have the least success in controlling high blood pressure.
  • Hispanics account for one-third of the population that is uninsured – and they tend to live in some of the most polluted and contaminated areas.
  • Asthma rates were higher among Puerto Ricans (18.4%) than any other ethnic groups.

Read more from the Fox Latino News story here or get the full CDC report.