The association between length of residence and obesity among Hispanic immigrants

Kaplan, Mark S.; Huguet, Nathalie; Newsom, Jason T.; McFarland, Bentson H.

doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2004.07.005

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“…More recently, Barcenas and colleagues [16] found that compared to Mexican-born adults, US-born adults had an increased risk of obesity. Using data from the National Health Interview Survey, in the sub-sample of Hispanic immigrants, Kaplan et al [11] found the prevalence of obesity increased linearly with years in the US from 9.4% among those in the US for less than a year to 24.2% among those in the US for 15 years or greater. Finally, Singh and Siapush [10] found that compared to US-born individuals, immigrants have a lower prevalence of obesity, and those with the shortest duration of US residence had the lowest prevalence.…”

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“…Despite the fact that several multidimensional validated acculturation scales exist [4][5][6][7][8], many studies use a single measure of acculturation instead of a scale and this measure is typically language acculturation [7,9]. Differences in obesity by immigrant status, language acculturation, parental place of birth, or years in the current country of residence have all been examined [3,[9][10][11][12][13]. Despite the range of constructs being measured directly or by proxy in these measures, positive associations are observed consistently between dimensions of acculturation and obesity among Hispanics [3,[9][10][11][12][13].…”

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“…Differences in obesity by immigrant status, language acculturation, parental place of birth, or years in the current country of residence have all been examined [3,[9][10][11][12][13]. Despite the range of constructs being measured directly or by proxy in these measures, positive associations are observed consistently between dimensions of acculturation and obesity among Hispanics [3,[9][10][11][12][13]. Only one previous study has examined the associations in Hispanic women [9].…”

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Obesity and Immigration Among Latina Women

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Colangelo

Chiu

et al. 2008

J Immigrant Minority Health

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Several studies have shown a positive association between acculturation and obesity in Hispanics. We sought to examine the association in a sample of urban Hispanic women. Using data collected in the Chicago Breast Health Project, we used logistic regression to examine the association of obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m 2 ) with language acculturation and years in the US in a sample of 388 Hispanic women. Women self-reported the number of years they had lived in the US (mean 17.6) as well as their preferred language across several domains, which was used to calculate a language acculturation score. Nearly all the women (98%) were born outside the US with the majority (65%) born in Mexico and the majority of women (69%) had low language acculturation, i.e., answered "only Spanish" in every domain. Over half of the women were obese (56%). In multivariable analysis, odds of obesity was twice as high among women living in the US for greater than 20 years compared to those in the US for 10 years or less (OR/year = 2.07, 95% CI 1.25-3.42). In contrast, low language acculturation was not associated with odds of obesity (OR = 1.14, 95% CI 0.70-1.86). While greater years in the US increased odds of obesity among Hispanic women, no association of obesity with language acculturation was found. These results suggest that mechanisms other than language contribute to the immigration effect.

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Obesity and Immigration Among Latina Women

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Colangelo

Chiu

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“…For example, according to a study using data from the 2000 National Health Interview Survey found that 16% of immigrants compared with 22% of USborn individuals surveyed were obese [6]. However, as immigrants' length of residence increases, so does their weight [6][7][8][9]. Prior literature has shown that the prevalence of obesity among immigrants who had lived in the US for at least 15 years approached that of US-born adults [6].…”

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Body Weight and Length of Residence in the US Among Chinese Americans

Yeh

Fahs

Shelley

et al. 2007

J Immigrant Minority Health

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“…Repeated studies have shown that obesity and related diseases, such as type 2 diabetes and CHD, may be more prevalent among non-Western immigrants than among the host population in Western countries (2)(3)(4)(5)(6) . Earlier research indicates that migrating from a less to a more industrialized country may lead to weight increase, which is often positively related to the length of stay in the new country (7)(8)(9) .…”

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Overweight and weight dissatisfaction related to socio-economic position, integration and dietary indicators among South Asian immigrants in Oslo

Råberg

Kumar

Holmboe‐Ottesen

et al. 2009

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Objective: To investigate how socio-economic position, demographic factors, degree of integration and dietary indicators are related to BMI/waist:hip ratio (WHR) and to weight dissatisfaction and slimming among South Asians in Oslo, Norway. Design: Cross-sectional study consisting of a health check including anthropometric measures and two self-administered questionnaires. Setting: Oslo, Norway. Subjects: Pakistanis and Sri Lankans (n 629), aged 30-60 years, residing in Oslo. Results: BMI was positively associated with female gender (P 5 0?004) and Pakistani origin (P , 0?001), and inversely associated with years of education (P 5 0?011) and eating more hot meals (P 5 0?016). WHR was positively associated with male gender (P , 0?001), age (P , 0?001) and a dietary pattern with high-fat foods (P 5 0?005), and inversely associated with degree of integration (measured by a composite index, independent of duration of residence; P 5 0?017). One-third of those with normal weight and most of those obese were dissatisfied with their weight. Among these, about 40 % had attempted to slim during the past year. Dissatisfaction with weight was positively associated with education in women (P 5 0?006) and with integration in men (P 5 0?026), and inversely associated with physical activity (P 5 0?044) in men. Women who had made slimming attempts had breakfast and other meals less frequently than others (P , 0?05). Conclusions: Weight dissatisfaction exists among South Asian immigrants. More research is needed regarding bodily dissatisfaction and the relationship between perception of weight and weight-change attempts among immigrants in Norway, in order to prevent and treat both obesity and eating disorders.

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The association between length of residence and obesity among Hispanic immigrants

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Obesity and Immigration Among Latina Women

Body Weight and Length of Residence in the US Among Chinese Americans

Overweight and weight dissatisfaction related to socio-economic position, integration and dietary indicators among South Asian immigrants in Oslo

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