Differences in Body Fat and Central Adiposity between Swedes and European Immigrants: The Malmö Diet and Cancer Study

Lahmann, Petra H.; Lissner, Lauren; Gullberg, Bo; Berglund, Göran

doi:10.1038/oby.2000.80

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“…percentage of body fat compared to their Swedish peers, 38 whereas we observed a decreased risk of endometrial cancer among the immigrants. However, it must be noticed that data on obesity was unavailable to us.…”

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Morbidity and mortality in gynecological cancers among first‐ and second‐generation immigrants in Sweden

Mousavi

Sundquist

Hemminki

2011

Intl Journal of Cancer

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We studied the effect of new environment on the risk in and mortality of gynecological cancers in first-and second-generation immigrants in Sweden. We used the nationwide Swedish Family-Cancer Database to calculate standardized incidence/mortality ratios (SIRs/SMRs) of cervical, endometrial and ovarian cancers among immigrants in comparison to the native Swedes. Risk of cervical cancer increased among first-generation immigrants with Danish (SIR 5 1.64), Norwegian (1.33), former Yugoslavian (1.21) and East European (1.35) origins, whereas this risk decreased among Finns (0.88) and Asians (SIRs varies from 0.11 in Iranians to 0.54 in East Asians). Risk of endometrial (SIRs varies from 0.28 in Africans to 0.86 in Finns) and ovarian (SIRs varies from 0.23 in Chileans to 0.82 in Finns) cancers decreased in first-generation immigrants. The overall gynecological cancer risk for the second-generation immigrants, independent of the birth region, was almost similar to that obtained for the first generations. The birth region-specific SMRs of gynecological cancers in first-and second-generation immigrants co-varied with the SIRs. Risk of gynecological cancers among the first-generation immigrants is similar to that in their original countries, except for cervical cancer among Africans and endometrial cancer among North Americans and East Europeans. Our findings show that risk and mortality of gynecological cancers observed in the first-generation immigrants remain in the second generation. We conclude that the risk and protective factors of gynecological cancers are preserved upon immigration and through generations, suggesting a role for behavioral factors or familial aggregation in the etiology of these diseases.

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Morbidity and mortality in gynecological cancers among first‐ and second‐generation immigrants in Sweden

Mousavi

Sundquist

Hemminki

2011

Intl Journal of Cancer

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“…The results of the few studies conducted in Europe are less consistent. Lahmann et al found a negative effect of length of residence of immigrants in Sweden on the frequency of central obesity, measured by waist circumference (15) . The same study, however, found a positive effect of length of residence in women when the indicator of obesity was percentage of body fat estimated by tetrapolar bioelectrical impedance.…”

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“…Lindström and Sundquist (14) observed a weak effect of length of residence on obesity in immigrants in Sweden, which was seen only in immigrants from certain countries. The Malmö Diet and Cancer Study showed a negative effect of length of residence in Sweden on immigrants from different parts of Europe on central obesity, whereas a positive effect on percentage of body fat was observed only in women (15) . A study among immigrants of Turkish and Moroccan origin in the city of Amsterdam showed a positive effect of length of residence on obesity in Moroccan immigrants but not in those from Turkey (16) .…”

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Length of residence and obesity among immigrants in Spain

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Marín-Guerrero

Regidor

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Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: Various studies in the USA and Canada have consistently shown a positive association between length of residence of immigrants and obesity. Studies in European countries have obtained less consistent results. The present work assesses the influence of length of residence on the frequency of obesity in immigrants in the city of Madrid, Spain. Design: We studied a sample of 7155 persons aged 18 years and over residing in the city of Madrid, who were was surveyed between November 2004 and May 2005. Information was collected on immigrant status (country of birth), length of residence in Spain, obesity, sociodemographic characteristics and lifestyle. Results: Compared with the Spanish population, the odds for obesity in the immigrant population by length of residence was less than one in all groups, becoming closer to one with increasing time of residence (OR 5 0?67, 0?73 and 0?81 for immigrants with less than 2, 2-4 and 5-9 years of residence in Spain, respectively), up to 10 or more years of residence, when it declined (OR 5 0?69). The magnitude of this association was considerably reduced after adjusting for sociodemographic variables and for perceived health, but was not further modified after adjusting for lifestyle variables. Conclusions: Length of residence of immigrants in the city of Madrid is not associated with the frequency of obesity. It is possible that the circumstances immigrants encounter after arriving in Spain do not involve an overexposure to factors favouring obesity, relative to those they bring with them.

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“…[4][5][6][7] Other sociodemographic factors are also known to be associated with overweight. Although evidence is somewhat less consistent, 8 marital status has been linked crosssectionally with obesity 9 and longitudinally with weight gain, 10,11 such that being/getting married is associated with higher risk. Migration status has also been linked with obesity.…”

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“…For instance, a study of Swedish women found that foreign-born women had higher body fat and central adiposity compared with Swedish women. 10 In a study of Australian men and women, we investigated associations between body mass index (BMI) and a number of social factors (employment status, family status, housing situation and migration status). Our results generally confirmed previous evidence of gender-specific links between social factors and obesity.…”

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Social factors and obesity: an investigation of the role of health behaviours

2003

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OBJECTIVES: This study evaluated a behavioural model of the relation between social factors and obesity, in which differences in body mass index (BMI) across sociodemographic groups were hypothesized to be attributable to social group differences in health behaviours affecting energy expenditure (physical activity, diet and alcohol consumption and weight control). METHODS: A total of 8667 adults who participated in the 1995 Australian National Health and Nutrition Surveys provided data on a range of health factors including objectively measured height and weight, health behaviours, and social factors including family status, employment status, housing situation and migration status. RESULTS: Social factors remained significant predictors of BMI after controlling for all health behaviours. Neither social factors alone, nor health behaviours alone, adequately explained the variance in BMI. Gender-specific interactions were found between social factors and individual health behaviours. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that social factors moderate the relation between BMI and weight-related behaviours, and that the mechanisms underlying sociodemographic group differences in obesity may vary among men and women. Additional factors are likely to act in conjunction with current health behaviours to explain variation in obesity prevalence across sociodemographic groups.

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Differences in Body Fat and Central Adiposity between Swedes and European Immigrants: The Malmö Diet and Cancer Study

Cited by 47 publications

References 34 publications

Morbidity and mortality in gynecological cancers among first‐ and second‐generation immigrants in Sweden

Morbidity and mortality in gynecological cancers among first‐ and second‐generation immigrants in Sweden

Length of residence and obesity among immigrants in Spain

Social factors and obesity: an investigation of the role of health behaviours

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