Lifestyle Characteristics Assessment of Japanese in Pittsburgh, USA

Hirooka, Nobutaka; Takedai, Teiichi; D’Amico, Frank

doi:10.1007/s10900-011-9467-2

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“…The prevalence of meeting the recommended exercise criteria was low because Japanese in Pittsburgh engaged non-regular exercise and short time for moderate and vigorous exercise, although the prevalence of performing any intensity of exercise was not low in the target population. The study of the same participants showed that majority of them increased weight and decreased in exercise after the entry to USA [16]. Our findings in this study may be related to the sign of newly adopted behavior in the westernized environment.…”

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confidence: 55%

“…During September 2010 to February 2011, as reported elsewhere [16], all the Japanese patients who were age 18 years or older and registered (n = 97) at the Shadyside Family Health Center (FHC), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, USA within the last 3 years as of August 1, 2010 were contacted by phone and requested to participate in the study. Japanese who registered our FHC as a primary care site but were less than 18 years old or had stayed in USA less than 3 months were excluded because of our specific objectives to assess adult Japanese in westernized environment.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Assessing physical activity in daily life, exercise, and sedentary behavior among Japanese moving to westernized environment: a cross-sectional study of Japanese migrants at an urban primary care center in Pittsburgh

Hirooka

Takedai

D’Amico

2014

Asia Pacific Family Medicine

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BackgroundNoncommunicable chronic diseases (NCDs) are global public health issues. Physical activity, exercise and sedentary behavior are important lifestyle factors to determine risk of NCDs. Immigrant studies have shown higher risk of developing NCDs among immigrants. Less physical activity among Japanese immigrants to westernized environment was also documented. However, little is known about detailed physical activity, exercise and sedentary behavior among Japanese residing in westernized environment. This cross-sectional study was conducted to analyze physical activity in daily life, exercise, and sedentary behavior among Japanese in westernized environment and then to compare the results to native Japanese in Japan.MethodsJapanese adults in Pittsburgh who were registered at an urban primary care clinic were surveyed in terms of physical activity in daily life, exercise, and sedentary behavior. The results were compared to age- and gender-matched Japanese averages from the national data (Japanese National Health and Nutrition Survey, J-NHANS).ResultsOf 97 identified for inclusion, all responded. Japanese in Pittsburgh did not engage physical activity in daily life as compared to J-NHANS results (p < .001 for both genders). Only 45.0% and 26.3% of Japanese men and women in Pittsburgh, respectively, reached the recommended level of exercise. The prevalence of regularly engaging moderate or vigorous level of exercise was significantly lower among Japanese in Pittsburgh than age- and gender-matched J-NHANS results. The prevalence of 2 hours or more per week of exercise at moderate or higher level among Japanese men and women in Pittsburgh were lower than J-NHANS results. Women in Pittsburgh showed significantly less sedentary time as compared to J-NHANS results, while men only showed significantly less sitting/lying time during weekend. We found no association between sedentary time (time in sitting/lying and TV/computer) and exercise time during weekday or weekend in the target population.ConclusionsAlthough Japanese in Pittsburgh showed lower prevalence of sedentary behavior, prevalence of regular physical activity and exercise were less than prevalence of native Japanese.

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Assessing physical activity in daily life, exercise, and sedentary behavior among Japanese moving to westernized environment: a cross-sectional study of Japanese migrants at an urban primary care center in Pittsburgh

Hirooka

Takedai

D’Amico

2014

Asia Pacific Family Medicine

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“…The strong societal consensus on the goals for gender equality might lead to a duality - men and women both want to be progressive and gender equal, at the same time as they are acting rationally and solving domestic problems in the most practical way, which often means conforming to traditional family divisions, with household chores remaining the responsibility of the woman [40,41]. This could possibly also be part of the explanation for the differences found in the current study between the two measures of gender equality.…”

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Gender equality in couples and self-rated health - A survey study evaluating measurements of gender equality and its impact on health

Sörlin

Lindholm

et al. 2011

International Journal for Equity in Health

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BackgroundMen and women have different patterns of health. These differences between the sexes present a challenge to the field of public health. The question why women experience more health problems than men despite their longevity has been discussed extensively, with both social and biological theories being offered as plausible explanations. In this article, we focus on how gender equality in a partnership might be associated with the respondents' perceptions of health.MethodsThis study was a cross-sectional survey with 1400 respondents. We measured gender equality using two different measures: 1) a self-reported gender equality index, and 2) a self-perceived gender equality question. The aim of comparison of the self-reported gender equality index with the self-perceived gender equality question was to reveal possible disagreements between the normative discourse on gender equality and daily practice in couple relationships. We then evaluated the association with health, measured as self-rated health (SRH). With SRH dichotomized into 'good' and 'poor', logistic regression was used to assess factors associated with the outcome. For the comparison between the self-reported gender equality index and self-perceived gender equality, kappa statistics were used.ResultsAssociations between gender equality and health found in this study vary with the type of gender equality measurement. Overall, we found little agreement between the self-reported gender equality index and self-perceived gender equality. Further, the patterns of agreement between self-perceived and self-reported gender equality were quite different for men and women: men perceived greater gender equality than they reported in the index, while women perceived less gender equality than they reported. The associations to health were depending on gender equality measurement used.ConclusionsMen and women perceive and report gender equality differently. This means that it is necessary not only to be conscious of the methods and measurements used to quantify men's and women's opinions of gender equality, but also to be aware of the implications for health outcomes.

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“…Although immigration status has not been evaluated relative to sleep in this way, previous studies have found that sleep disorder risk factors are differentially distributed across immigrants and non-immigrants. 24,36,37 Mexico-born individuals were assessed separately from those born in other countries because Mexico-born individuals make up the largest group of immigrants 38 and there are different levels of health risks between these groups. 39,40…”

Section: Sociodemographicsmentioning

confidence: 99%