Acculturation and Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factors in Young Mexican and Mexican–American Women

Vella, Chantal; Ontiveros, Diana; Zubia, Raul Y.; Bader, Julia

doi:10.1007/s10903-009-9299-7

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“…Although active subjects are less likely to suffer from MetS, these results are not significant compared to the sedentary group, suggesting that a main role is played by other factors, such as dietary pattern [34]–[35]. Accordingly, it was reported that fat mass, rather than inactivity, is an important contributor to disease risk in Mexican and Mexican–American women living on the US/Mexico border [36].…”

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Metabolic Syndrome Prevalence among Northern Mexican Adult Population

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Background and AimsDietary habits in the Mexican population have changed dramatically over the last few years, which are reflected in increased overweight and obesity prevalence. The aim was to examine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and associated risk factors in Northern Mexican adults aged ≥16 years.Methods and ResultsThe study was a population-based cross-sectional nutritional survey carried out in the State of Nuevo León, Mexico. The study included a sub-sample of 1,200 subjects aged 16 and over who took part in the State Survey of Nutrition and Health–Nuevo León 2011/2012. Anthropometric measurements, physical activity, blood pressure and fasting blood tests for biochemical analysis were obtained from all subjects. The prevalence of MetS in Mexican adults aged ≥16 years was 54.8%, reaching 73.8% in obese subjects. This prevalence was higher in women (60.4%) than in men (48.9%) and increased with age in both genders. Multivariate analyses showed no evident relation between MetS components and the level of physical activity.ConclusionsObese adults, mainly women, are particularly at risk of developing MetS, with the associated implications for their health. The increasing prevalence of MetS highlights the need for developing strategies for its early detection and prevention.

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Metabolic Syndrome Prevalence among Northern Mexican Adult Population

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“…For example, in a study of Mexican women, the highly acculturated had higher BMI, fat mass, fasting insulin, and diastolic blood pressure than low-acculturated women [65]. …”

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A comparison of a social support physical activity intervention in weight management among post-partum Latinas

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BackgroundWeight gain during the childbearing years and failure to lose pregnancy weight after birth contribute to the development of obesity in postpartum Latinas.MethodsMadres para la Salud [Mothers for Health] was a 12-month, randomized controlled trial exploring a social support intervention with moderate-intensity physical activity (PA) seeking to effect changes in body fat, fat tissue inflammation, and depression symptoms in sedentary postpartum Latinas. This report describes the efficacy of the Madres intervention.ResultsThe results show that while social support increased during the active intervention delivery, it declined to pre-intervention levels by the end of the intervention. There were significant achievements in aerobic and total steps across the 12 months of the intervention, and declines in body adiposity assessed with bioelectric impedance.ConclusionsSocial support from family and friends mediated increases in aerobic PA resulting in decrease in percent body fat.Trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01908959.

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“…The SASH evaluates language use, media and ethnic social relations on a 5-pt Likert scale and has evaluated health outcomes [61] and acculturation [14, 62] in Mexican-American mothers. SASH has good reliability α=0.92 and higher scores indicate higher acculturation.…”

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Sleep Moderates and Mediates the Relationship Between Acculturation and Depressive Symptoms in Pregnant Mexican-American Women

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Purpose Greater acculturation is associated with adverse perinatal outcomes in Mexican-American women, but the mechanisms by which acculturation influences perinatal outcomes are unclear. Pregnant acculturated Mexican-American women are more likely to engage in unhealthy prenatal behaviors relative to those less acculturated, including poor sleep. As sleep disruptions are associated with acculturation and negative perinatal outcomes, particularly maternal depression, alterations in sleep may adversely affect pregnant Mexican-American women. Methods Sixty pregnant women of Mexican descent completed surveys about sleep, acculturation, depressive symptoms and potential protective factor of social support. Results Acculturation, but not social support, significantly predicted increased sleep disruptions as well as overall feeling less refreshed upon waking across pregnancy. Moderation analysis indicated that more acculturated women who took longer to fall asleep reported increased depressive symptoms. Feeling refreshed upon waking also mediated the relationship between increased acculturation and elevated maternal depressive symptoms. Conclusions Acculturation and altered sleep contribute to greater risk in Mexican-American women for maternal depressive symptoms in the perinatal period. These findings have implications for prevention and treatment of maternal mental health disorders, which may adversely affect perinatal outcomes in the vulnerable Mexican-American population.

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Acculturation and Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factors in Young Mexican and Mexican–American Women

Cited by 23 publications

References 28 publications

Metabolic Syndrome Prevalence among Northern Mexican Adult Population

Metabolic Syndrome Prevalence among Northern Mexican Adult Population

A comparison of a social support physical activity intervention in weight management among post-partum Latinas

Sleep Moderates and Mediates the Relationship Between Acculturation and Depressive Symptoms in Pregnant Mexican-American Women

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