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Is acculturation related to obesity in Hispanic/Latino adults? Results from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos
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نویسنده
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isasi c.r. ,ayala g.x. ,sotres-alvarez d. ,madanat h. ,penedo f. ,loria c.m. ,elder j.p. ,daviglus m.l. ,barnhart j. ,siega-riz a.m. ,van horn l. ,schneiderman n.
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منبع
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journal of obesity - 2015 - دوره : 2015 - شماره : 0
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چکیده
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Background. the study examined the association of obesity with acculturation in a large and diverse sample of us hispanic/latino adults. methods. the hispanic community health study (hchs)/study of latinos (sol) is a community-based cohort study of hispanic/latino adults aged 18-74 years (n = 16,415) from four urban areas. height and weight were directly measured using a standardized protocol. acculturation was assessed by the short acculturation scale for hispanics (sash). other immigration related variables included place of birth,length of residency in the us,and age at immigration. odds ratios were calculated to assess the association of overweight,moderate obesity,and extreme obesity (≥ 40 kg/m2) with acculturation and sociodemographic variables. results. the prevalence of obesity was 42.4% for women and 36.5% for men and varied by field center and hispanic/latino background. the strongest predictor of moderate and extreme obesity was length of residency in mainland us. this association was consistent across hispanic/latino backgrounds. acculturation was not significantly associated with obesity. discussion. the burden of obesity is high among hispanic/latino adults. the study findings suggest that prolonged exposure to the environments in these communities,rather than acculturation,is an important risk factor for obesity in this population. copyright © 2015 carmen r. isasi et al.
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آدرس
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department of epidemiology and population health,albert einstein college of medicine,bronx, United States, division of health promotion and behavioral science,graduate school of public health,san diego state university,san diego, United States, department of biostatistics,gillings school of global public health,university of north carolina at chapel hill,chapel hill, United States, division of health promotion and behavioral science,graduate school of public health,san diego state university,san diego, United States, department of medical social sciences,feinberg school of medicine,northwestern university,chicago, United States, division of cardiovascular sciences,national heart,lung,and blood institute,bethesda, United States, division of health promotion and behavioral science,graduate school of public health,san diego state university,san diego, United States, institute for minority health research,university of illinois at chicago,chicago, United States, department of epidemiology and population health,albert einstein college of medicine,bronx, United States, departments of epidemiology and nutrition,gillings school of global public health,university of north carolina at chapel hill,chapel hill, United States, department of preventive medicine,feinberg school of medicine,northwestern university,chicago, United States, behavioral research center,department of psychology,university of miami,coral gables, United States
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