A review of ethnicity, health and nutrition-related diseases in relation to migration in the United Kingdom

Landman, Jacqueline; Cruickshank, J K

doi:10.1079/phn2001148

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“…Previous studies reported that women and older age cohorts consume fruit and vegetables more often than men and younger age cohorts; and that participants with a higher level of education tend to consume more fruit and vegetables than those with a low level of education (15,16,25,40,41) . Generally, our findings correspond to the results of other studies.…”

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“…A large body of literature on migration and health suggests that cultural patterns shape physical activity, body images, dietary intake and food preferences (18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24) . However, the evidence on dietary patterns is mixed (25) . While some studies report that migrant status is associated with a low daily intake of fruit and vegetables or adverse dietary patterns (26,27) , others report that migrant status is associated with a higher daily intake or beneficial dietary patterns compared with the native population of the host country (28)(29)(30)(31)(32) .…”

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Fruit and vegetable consumption among migrants in Switzerland

Volken¹,

Rüesch²,

Guggisberg³

2012

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: To assess the relative risk of low daily fruit and vegetable consumption for six large migrant groups in Switzerland. Design: Cross-sectional health survey carried out 2007 (Swiss Health Survey) and 2010 (Swiss Migrant Health Survey) in Switzerland. Multinomial logistic regression models were used to estimate relative risk rates (RRR) of migrants relative to Swiss nationals. Setting: Data obtained from representative samples of Swiss and foreign nationals living in Switzerland. Subjects: A random sample (n 14 637) of the Portuguese, German, Italian, Turkish, Serbian, Kosovan and Swiss permanent resident adult population (17-64 years old) was interviewed. Results: The proportion of participants who adhered to the recommended fruit and vegetable consumption was below one-third in all study populations. Compared with Swiss nationals, the relative risk of low daily fruit and vegetable intake relative to recommended intake was higher in Turkish nationals (RRR 5 2?92, 95 % CI 1?91, 4?48; P 5 0?0000) and Kosovan nationals (RRR 5 4?76, 95 % CI 3?01, 7?55; P 5 0?0000). The respective relative risks of Portuguese, Serbian, German and Italian nationals were not significantly different from the Swiss reference group. Conclusions: Initiatives for the promotion of fruit and vegetable consumption should continue to address the population at large. At the same time, programmes that are tailored to the specific needs of migrants from Turkey and Kosovo should be considered.

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Fruit and vegetable consumption among migrants in Switzerland

Volken¹,

Rüesch²,

Guggisberg³

2012

Public Health Nutr.

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“…However, individuals within and between ethnic groups differ in their regional distribution of excess weight, hence BMI is confounded by variability in physique and remains a relatively crude index of risk. For example, Asians are now known to have both greater disease risk [24][25][26] and greater body fatness 27 than Europeans for any given BMI level, which has led to proposals for ethnic-specific BMI cutoffs to identify overweight and obesity. 13 In our own analyses, population differences in BMI did not match those in body shape.…”

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Body shape in American and British adults: between-country and inter-ethnic comparisons

Wells¹,

Cole

Bruner³

et al. 2007

Int J Obes

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Background: Recent studies indicate differences between British and American white adults, and between income and ethnic groups within the United States, in the population distribution of lifestyle diseases. Differential prevalence of obesity has been suggested as a contributing factor; however, the conventional approach to categorizing obesity, body mass index, is confounded by ethnic variability in physique. Objective: To compare indices of shape between white British and American adults, and between white, African and Hispanic American adults. Design: Analysis of two large National Sizing Surveys, using identical study design and three-dimensional (3D) body-scanning instrumentation, on adults aged 17 þ years from the UK (3907M and 4710F white), and from the USA (1744M and 3329F white, 709M and 1106F African and 639M and 839F Hispanic). Outcome measures: Weight, height, body circumferences. Results: In the United States, socio-economic status was associated with increasing height and decreasing waist girth in white and Hispanic, but not African Americans. Compared to white British, white Americans had larger weight and girths, especially waist girth in men. Relative to white Americans, African Americans had smaller relative waist girth, but larger thigh girth, whereas Hispanic Americans had larger relative waist girth. Conclusions: Body shape of white American adults differs from that of their UK counterparts. Within Americans, ethnic differences in body shape closely track reported differences in prevalence of the metabolic syndrome, implicating variability in central abdominal fat as a key contributing factor. 3D photonic scanning offers a novel approach for categorizing risk of the metabolic syndrome and monitoring treatment success.

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“…Finally, some studies present mixed evidence, i.e. they find that health risks [29] [30] and health outcomes [31]- [37] are unevenly distributed among immigrant groups. The different results can be largely attributed to the specific immigrant group(s) under study as well as to the context (host country) in which immigration took place.…”

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Health Status Inequality among Immigrants in Switzerland

Volken¹,

Rüesch²

2014

OJPM

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Objective: To assess self-rated health and impairments for six large immigrant groups (Germany, Italy, Kosovo, Portugal, Serbia, Turkey) in Switzerland. Methods: We used population-based survey data from the Swiss Migrant Health Survey 2010 and the Swiss Health Survey 2007. The sample comprised permanent residents aged 17 -64 years (n = 14,637). Multivariate logistic regressions have been used to estimate odds ratios (OR). Results: Ill health and activities of daily living (ADL) impairments were associated with older age in all groups. However, nationals from Turkey and nationals from Kosovo were substantially more likely than Swiss to report ill health (OR = 1.05; CI = 1.02 -1.09; P = 0.001 and OR = 1.05; CI = 1.01 -1.10; P = 0.016) and ADL impairments (OR = 1.06; CI = 1.03 -1.09; P = 0.000 and OR = 1.04; CI = 1.01 -1.07; P = 0.004) with increasing age. Furthermore, Portuguese women were more likely (OR = 2.65; CI = 1.40 -5.03; P = 0.003) to report ill health than Swiss women. Conclusions: Immigrant-specific preventive and health promotion initiatives should target vulnerable immigrants from Turkey, Portugal, and Kosovo. Furthermore, groups with few economic and psychosocial resources in the general population of Switzerland should be more involved in interventions to reduce health risk.

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A review of ethnicity, health and nutrition-related diseases in relation to migration in the United Kingdom

Cited by 100 publications

References 55 publications

Fruit and vegetable consumption among migrants in Switzerland

Fruit and vegetable consumption among migrants in Switzerland

Body shape in American and British adults: between-country and inter-ethnic comparisons

Health Status Inequality among Immigrants in Switzerland

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