An Exploration of Psychosocial Determinants of Obesity among Hispanic Women

Teran, Lorena; Belkić, Karen; Johnson, C. Anderson

doi:10.1177/0739986302024001006

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

2002

DOI: 10.1177/0739986302024001006

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An Exploration of Psychosocial Determinants of Obesity among Hispanic Women

Lorena Teran¹,

Karen Belkić²,

C. Anderson Johnson

Abstract: Obesity, a major public health problem among U.S. Hispanic women, has a psychosocial cultural context, which we explore through quantitative and qualitative methods. We examine, e.g. paid and unpaid work, cultural and familial dynamics, and their relation to eating habits, BMI and general well-being. Twenty-three Hispanic mothers mainly born in Mexico participated. Over half were obese and had less than 8 years of schooling. Multivariate predictors of BMI were "unrewarding" meal-related family behaviors and ne… Show more

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“…Mexican American women have relatively high BMI levels (26.4 4.2 kg/m 2 ) and also tend to carry high body fat levels (25.5 9.8 kg) [9]. Their fitness levels may be especially low due to cultural obstacles, including high domestic commitments, e.g., large number of hours spent in food preparation [33], poor economic conditions, and lack of access to environments and facilities conducive to regular exercise [27].…”

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Bone Mineral Density in Hispanic Women: Role of Aerobic Capacity, Fat-Free Mass, and Adiposity

Afghani

Abbott²,

Wiswell³

et al. 2004

Int J Sports Med

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Understanding the etiology of factors influencing bone mineral density (BMD) in Hispanic women for the prevention of osteoporosis was the aim of this investigation. Whole body BMD (WBBMD) of 39 Hispanic, premenopausal women aged 22 - 51 years was measured using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Maximal aerobic capacity ((.-)VO(2max)) was determined by treadmill ergometry with direct measurement of oxygen consumption. Fat-free mass (FFM) and fat mass were estimated from two independent techniques, DXA and bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA). A questionnaire was administered to determine weekly physical activity, age of menarche, oral contraceptive (OC) use, parity, and lactation. Factors with significant correlation to WBBMD were weight ( r = 0.74), body mass index ( r = 0.66), fat mass ( r = 0.68 - 0.69), FFM ( r = 0.55 - 0.65), percent fat ( r = 0.43 - 0.55), sagittal diameter ( r = 0.58), waist circumference ( r = 0.53), hip circumference ( r = 0.66) and weekly activity ( r = 0.40). Stepwise multiple linear regression revealed that 73 % of the variance in WBBMD is attributed to fat mass (55 %), FFM (10 %), and (.-)VO(2max) (8 %). When BIA was used instead of DXA in the regression, (.-)VO(2max) was no longer an independent predictor of WBBMD. Fat mass and FFM accounted for 43 % and 20 % of the variance in WBBMD, respectively, explaining a total of 63 % of the variance. The addition of age, age of menarche, weekly physical activity, OC use, parity, and lactation did not make significant contributions to the variance. The findings of this study suggest that fat mass is a stronger predictor of bone mineral density than fat-free mass to BMD; aerobic capacity is another important predictor of BMD in Hispanic premenopausal women.

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Bone Mineral Density in Hispanic Women: Role of Aerobic Capacity, Fat-Free Mass, and Adiposity

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Abbott²,

Wiswell³

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Int J Sports Med

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“…Further, the rate of non-insulin-dependent, type 2 diabetes in Hispanic women in comparison with other races/ethnic groups increases with acculturation (Lara, Gamboa , Kahramanian, Morales, & Bautista, 2005; Office of Women's Health, 1998;Portillo et al, 2001). Teran, Belkie, and Johnson (2002) also found higher levels of obesity among women with the lowest socioeconomic status, a condition of many Latinas after immigration to the United States.…”

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Health Perceptions of Low-Income, Immigrant Spanish-Speaking Latinas in the United States

Hartweg¹,

Isabelli²

2007

Hisp Hlth Care Int

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The health outcomes and health practices of immigrant Latinas tend to decrease with acculturation to U.S. culture. The purpose of this pilot study was to investigate health perceptions of first-and secondgeneration, low-income, Spanish-speaking women from Mexico and Central America to learn their views of health and also to identify any differences between subcultures. This investigation was the first phase of a larger study to understand the relationship of physical activity to health, as Latinas define it. Seven focus groups were conducted in Spanish with women, ages 25 to 64, by country of origin. Fifteen themes emerged, with more similarity than differences between the two countries. With the burgeoning and diverse Hispanic population in the United States and high rates of inactivity of Hispanic women that increase with age and double to triple the incidence of obesity and type 2 diabetes in Hispanics, a cultural understanding of concepts and methods that promote health is essential.La salud y las prácticas de salud correspondientes a mujeres inmigrantes Latinas se tienden a disminuir con su aculturación a la cultura estadounidense. El propósito de este estudio piloto era investigar las percepciones que inmigrantes mexicanas y centroamericanas, de primera y segunda generación de bajo nivel económico, tienen sobre su salud y para identificar diferencias entre las subculturas. Esta investigación es la primera fase de un estudio más comprensivo para comprender la relación entre la salud y la actividad física, según la definición de las Latinas. Siete grupos muestra fueron dirigidos en español con mujeres según país de origen entre 25 y 64 años. Resultaron quince temas con más semejanza entre mujeres de México y Centro América que disparidades. Es fundamental tener un conocimiento cultural de los conceptos y métodos que promueven la salud dado que hay una población hispana creciente en los Estados Unidos con altos índices de inactividad entre hispanas que envejecen además por la doble y triple ocurrencia de obesidad y diabetes tipo 2 entre hispanos.

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“…1 The high levels of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) among immigrants may be linked to lifestyle changes following migration 2 as well as psychological stress, loss of social networks, and harsh social conditions in the new environment. 3 -9 Health-illness transition challenges experienced among Mexican immigrant women in the US-Mexico border region diagnosed with T2DM included limited to no English language, low level of education, limited diabetes self-management knowledge, and low diabetes self-efficacy. 10 A study conducted with Chinese immigrants diagnosed with T2DM discovered a difference in diabetes self-management behaviors between older and younger immigrants.…”

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Health-Illness Transition Experiences With Type 2 Diabetes Self-management of Sub-Saharan African Immigrants in the United States

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Purpose The purpose of this study was to describe Sub-Saharan African immigrants' health-illness transition experiences associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) self-management. Methods A qualitative description methodology was used in this study. Face-to-face semi-structured in-depth interviews lasting 60 to 90 minutes were conducted with 10 Sub-Saharan African immigrant men and women with T2DM recruited using purposive and snowball sampling. Each interview was audio-taped, transcribed, and analyzed using qualitative content analysis. Results Participants' mean age was 60.3 years (range, 44-76 years), 5 men and 5 women; most had lived in the US for more than 10 years (70%) and with T2DM for more than 5 years (60%). Four overarching domains described the health-illness transition experiences the participants had with T2DM self-management: (1) knowledge of T2DM self-management behaviors, (2) current T2DM self-management behaviors, (3) inhibitors of T2DM self-management, and (4) facilitators of T2DM self-management. Conclusions Health professionals should be equipped with an understanding of the properties and conditions of health-illness transition. This understanding is necessary to build a foundation that facilitates healthy adaptation to the T2DM transition requiring the development and mastery of new skills consistent with gaining control of T2DM. Culturally tailored interventions need to be developed to decrease inhibitors of and encourage self-management in daily T2DM care for Sub-Saharan African immigrants with T2DM.

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An Exploration of Psychosocial Determinants of Obesity among Hispanic Women

Cited by 7 publications

References 12 publications

Bone Mineral Density in Hispanic Women: Role of Aerobic Capacity, Fat-Free Mass, and Adiposity

Bone Mineral Density in Hispanic Women: Role of Aerobic Capacity, Fat-Free Mass, and Adiposity

Health Perceptions of Low-Income, Immigrant Spanish-Speaking Latinas in the United States

Health-Illness Transition Experiences With Type 2 Diabetes Self-management of Sub-Saharan African Immigrants in the United States

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