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This study examines the relationship between migration status and health, comparing Mexican-origin individuals residing in the USA and Mexico.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We conducted a binational, population-based, cross-sectional analysis using the Hispanic Community Health Study\/Study of Latinos (2008\u20132011) and the Mexican Family Life Survey (2009\u20132011). Our sample included 13 486 adults aged 18\u201365, categorised as US-born Mexican Americans, foreign-born Mexicans in the USA, return migrants in Mexico and non-migrants in Mexico. We analysed cardiovascular risk factors, including body mass index, waist-to-hip ratio, hypertension and self-reported health, using multivariable logistic regression, adjusting for socioeconomic and behavioural covariates.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Compared with non-migrants in Mexico, foreign-born Mexicans in the USA had higher odds of overweight (OR=1.83, 95% CI 1.26 to 2.52) and elevated waist-to-hip ratio (OR=2.87, 95% CI 2.24 to 4.50) but lower odds of clinical hypertension (OR=0.49, 95% CI 0.34 to 0.68) and poor self-rated health (OR=0.26, 95% CI 0.19 to 0.33). US-born Mexican Americans exhibited similar patterns to the foreign-born in the USA. Return migrants had health profiles more aligned with non-migrants in Mexico. Increasing years in the USA for foreign-born migrants was associated with adverse health risks (OR=0.003\u20130.01, p\u22640.001\u20130.02).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>US residency for US-born Mexicans and foreign-born Mexicans is associated with both advantages and risks compared with remaining in Mexico. Return migrants exhibit mixed health outcomes, suggesting that migration trajectories shape long-term cardiovascular risk. 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