Acculturation, socioeconomic status, and obesity in Mexican Americans, Cuban Americans, and Puerto Ricans

Khan, L K; Sobal, Jeffery; Martorell, Reynaldo

doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0800367

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“…Apparently, the overweight differences between secondand first-generation migrants in the Netherlands are more diverse than previously found (16) . This corresponds to earlier studies in the USA that have shown a variable association between acculturation and BMI depending on ethnic background and gender (17)(18)(19)(20) . A possible explanation for the high overweight levels among secondgeneration migrants may lie in differences in lifestyle, including diet and physical activity, as well as other sociocultural factors.…”

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Overweight and obesity in young Turkish, Moroccan and Surinamese migrants of the second generation in the Netherlands

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et al. 2013

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Objective: To examine differences in overweight and obesity of second-generation Turkish, Moroccan and Surinamese migrants v. first-generation migrants and the ethnic Dutch. We also studied the influence of sociodemographic factors on this association. Design: Data were collected in 2008 in a cross-sectional postal and online health survey. Setting: Four major Dutch cities. Subjects: In the survey 42 686 residents aged 16 years and over participated. Data from Dutch (n 3615) and second/first-generation Surinamese (n 230/139), Turkish (n 203/241) and Moroccan (n 172/187) participants aged 16-34 years were analysed using logistic regression with overweight (BMI $ 25?0 kg/m 2 ) and obesity (BMI $ 30?0 kg/m 2 ) as dependent variables. BMI was calculated from self-reported body height and weight. Sociodemographic variables included sex, age, marital status, educational level, employment status and financial situation. Results: After controlling for age, overweight (including obesity) was more prevalent in most second-generation migrant subgroups compared with the Dutch population, except for Moroccan men. Obesity rates among second-generation migrant men were similar to those among the Dutch. Second-generation migrant women were more often obese than Dutch women. Ethnic differences were partly explained by the lower educational level of second-generation migrants. Differences in overweight between second-and first-generation migrants were only found among Moroccan and Surinamese men. Conclusions: We did not find a converging trend for the overweight and obesity prevalence from second-generation migrants towards the Dutch host population. Therefore, preventive interventions should also focus on second-generation migrants to stop the obesity epidemic.

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Overweight and obesity in young Turkish, Moroccan and Surinamese migrants of the second generation in the Netherlands

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Nicolaou

Ujcic-Voortman

et al. 2013

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“…Two studies 43,45 used relatives as controls. Five of the studies 45,46,47,48,49 reported that immigrants had a higher BMI than the control group. A study of Indian immigrants living in Australia 43 showed no significant difference in BMI among men.…”

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“…This is a relevant aspect considering that Hispanics tend to be from more socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds than other migrant groups 20 . The effect of the neighborhood factor can be so significant that some studies recommend it as a better measure of the socioeconomic status of Hispanic immigrants 47 . Cuban and Puerto Rican long-term immigrants living in United States were the only groups where the risk of being overweight did not increase 13 .…”

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The impact of migration on body weight: a review

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“…Although height and weight were self-reported, these types of selfreported measures have been found to be reliable in other studies. 22,25,26 There are also some limitations to the Swedish Annual Level of Living Survey. First, our outcome measure, body mass index, might underestimate the absolute BMI levels because of self-report bias.…”

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Increasing trends of obesity in Sweden between 1996/97 and 2000/01

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BACKGROUND: During the last two decades, obesity has reached epidemic proportions in industrialised societies such as Sweden. OBJECTIVE: The first aim of this study is to examine whether the body mass index (BMI) and obesity increased between 1996/ 97 and 2000/01 in different subgroups in the Swedish population. The second aim is to examine whether there were any differences in BMI between subgroups of the population, characterised by age, gender, educational status, smoking habits, degree of urbanisation, and country of birth. The third aim is to examine whether BMI increased between the two periods after adjustment for all the explanatory variables. METHODS: This study is based on two cross-sectional, random samples of the entire population aged 16-84 y, the first from 1996/97 including 5622 men and 5940 women and the second from 2000/01 including 5515 men and 5838 women. To investigate the possible change in obesity between the two periods, a logistic model adjusted for age was applied, after stratification by gender. To study the relationship between BMI and the explanatory variables, and the possible change in the subgroups of the population between the two periods, a linear regression model was used. RESULTS: The total BMI mean increased by 0.4 units from 1996/97 to 2000/01 for both men and women. The prevalence of obesity also increased to about 10% in 2000/01. In some subgroups, the prevalence of obesity was especially high, for example, men and women aged 55-74 y, men with middle educational status, women with low educational status, former smokers, and Finnish-born men and women. CONCLUSIONS: These findings illustrate that both BMI and obesity increased in the Swedish population between 1996/97 and 2000/01. This increase in BMI and obesity is most likely due to environmental factors, such as diet and a sedentary lifestyle. Health interventions need to target both certain subgroups and the whole population.

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Acculturation, socioeconomic status, and obesity in Mexican Americans, Cuban Americans, and Puerto Ricans

Cited by 166 publications

References 9 publications

Overweight and obesity in young Turkish, Moroccan and Surinamese migrants of the second generation in the Netherlands

Overweight and obesity in young Turkish, Moroccan and Surinamese migrants of the second generation in the Netherlands

The impact of migration on body weight: a review

Increasing trends of obesity in Sweden between 1996/97 and 2000/01

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