Time Spent Eating, by Immigrant Status, Race/Ethnicity, and Length of Residence in the United States

Stimpson, Jim P.; Langellier, Brent A.; Wilson, Fernando A.

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“…Both husbands and wives, irrespective of sex, were found to display significant health concordance with their partners in our study. Some previous studies concluded similar findings that suggested no sex specificity in spousal interdependency, whereas others documented discrepant findings that support sex differences, even though they were also inconclusive on which sex was more sensitive to spousal influence. For instance, some research indicated that husbands were more responsive to spousal chronic diseases than wives; in contrast, some indicated that wives were more susceptible to their husband’s illness, such as frailty, metabolic syndrome, and depression, than vice versa .…”

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Spousal Concordance in the Development of Functional Limitations Among Married Adults in China

Wang

Hou

et al. 2021

JAMA Netw Open

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IMPORTANCE Functional limitation is increasingly common as people age and is often associated with negative consequences. Evidence of the dynamics of functional limitation within couples in China is still inadequate.OBJECTIVES To examine whether functional limitation was associated within middle-aged and older couples and to explore sex differences in spousal associations. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTSIn this nationwide, population-based cohort study performed from January 1, 2011, to December 31, 2018, participants were selected using multistage probability sampling, and 5207 community-dwelling couples (10 414 individuals) 45 years or older were included in the nationally representative China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. Data analysis was performed from January 1 to February 28, 2021. EXPOSURESThe exposure variable was the presence of functional limitation in spouses. Functional limitation was measured by the activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) scales and was defined as having difficulty in independently performing at least 1 ADL or IADL item. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURESThe main outcome was functional limitation in index participants. Multivariable logistic regression with generalized estimating equations was used to estimate the reciprocal association of functional limitation within couples over time. RESULTS A total of 5207 married, different-sex couples (mean [SD] age, 59.1 [8.8] years for husbands and 57.0 [8.2] years for wives) were included in the study. For husbands, the number (percentage) of participants classified with baseline functional limitation was 1140 (21.9%), the number (percentage) with ADL limitation was 684 (13.1%), and the number (percentage) with IADL limitation was 834 (16.0%). For wives, the number (percentage) of participants classified with baseline functional limitation was 1502 (28.8%), the number (percentage) with ADL limitation was 887 (17.0%), and the number (percentage) with IADL limitation was 1183 (22.7%). Longitudinal results demonstrated an association in spouses developing functional limitation (adjusted odds ratio[OR], 2.55; 95% CI, 2.41-2.69; P < .001), ADL limitation (adjusted OR, 2.26; 95% CI, 2.11-2.41; P < .001), and IADL limitation (adjusted OR, 2.58; 95% CI, 2.43-2.73; P < .001). Subgroup analyses by sex revealed similar patterns of spousal health concordance in terms of all studied outcomes, indicating no sex specificity. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE This population-based cohort study suggests that amongChinese middle-aged and older couples there is significant concordance in the development of functional limitation. This study of spousal functional ability from a dyadic perspective may help in (continued) Key Points Question Are spouses concordant in the development of functional limitation over time in middle and old age? Findings In this cohort study of 10 414 community-dwelling participants (5207 married, different-sex couples) 45 years or older in China, significant interdependent associations were ...

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Spousal Concordance in the Development of Functional Limitations Among Married Adults in China

Wang

Hou

et al. 2021

JAMA Netw Open

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“…More research is needed to better understand the mechanisms linking the use of a smuggler and later health risks. Based on other studies of undocumented immigrants in the US, barriers to accessing healthcare and changes in health behaviors may be plausible mechanisms [5][6][7][8][9][23][24][25][26].…”

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Is use of a smuggler to cross the US-Mexico border associated with mental health problems among undocumented immigrants from Mexico?

Wilson,

Stimpson,

Ortega

2023

PLOS Glob Public Health

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Although numerous studies have found that Latine immigrants to the United States (US) have better health outcomes on average than persons born in the US, studies of persons living in Mexico have found that undocumented immigrants have worse health, especially those that were deported, compared to Mexican citizens that never migrated or migrated with authorization. However, the health outcomes of Mexican migrants using a smuggler to cross the US-Mexico border is a gap in the literature. We hypothesized that undocumented immigrant adults who used a smuggler to cross the US-Mexico border would be more likely to report mental health problems upon return to Mexico compared with undocumented immigrant adults that did not use a smuggler. We analyzed nationally representative, cross-sectional survey data of 1,563 undocumented immigrants currently living in Mexico. Most undocumented immigrants in the sample (87%) used a smuggler. Use of a smuggler by undocumented immigrant adults was associated with a 4.7% higher prevalence of emotional or psychiatric problems compared to undocumented immigrant adults that did not use a smuggler. We conclude that modality of ingress into the US is a risk factor for poorer mental health among undocumented immigrant adults.

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“…First, we were unable to determine how the length of marriage or cohabitation affected the reported association because we did not have such information. However, previous studies did not find significant associations between duration of marriage and spousal risk of diabetes . The interaction of the duration of marriage with the association requires further investigation.…”

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Association of Spousal Diabetes Status and Ideal Cardiovascular Health Metrics With Risk of Incident Diabetes Among Chinese Adults

Zhao

Cao

et al. 2023

JAMA Netw Open

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ImportanceSpouses share common socioeconomic, environmental, and lifestyle factors, and multiple studies have found that spousal diabetes status was associated with diabetes prevalence. But the association of spousal diabetes status and ideal cardiovascular health metrics (ICVHMs) assessed by the American Heart Association’s Life’s Essential 8 measures with incident diabetes has not been comprehensively characterized, especially in large-scale cohort studies.ObjectiveTo explore the association of spousal diabetes status and cardiovascular health metrics with risk of incident diabetes in Chinese adults.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsThis cohort study included individuals in the China Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer Cohort without diabetes who underwent baseline and follow-up glucose measurements and had spouses with baseline glucose measurements. The data were collected in January 2011 to December 2012 and March 2014 to December 2016. The spousal study had a mean (SD) follow-up of 3.6 (0.9) years (median [IQR], 3.2 [2.9-4.5] years). Statistical analysis was performed from July to November 2022.ExposureSpousal diabetes status was diagnosed according to the 2010 American Diabetes Association (ADA) criteria. All participants provided detailed clinical, sociodemographic, and lifestyle information included in cardiovascular health metrics.Main Outcomes and MeasuresIncident diabetes, diagnosed according to 2010 ADA criteria.ResultsOverall, 34 821 individuals were included, with a mean (SD) age of 56.4 (8.3) years and 16 699 (48.0%) male participants. Spousal diabetes diagnosis was associated with an increased risk of incident diabetes (hazard ratio [HR], 1.15; 95% CI, 1.03-1.30). Furthermore, participants whose spouses had uncontrolled glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) had a higher risk of diabetes (HR, 1.20; 95% CI, 1.04-1.39) but the risk of diabetes in participants whose spouses had controlled HbA1c did not increase significantly (HR, 1.10; 95% CI, 0.92-1.30). Moreover, this association varied with composite cardiovascular health status. Diabetes risk in individuals who had poor cardiovascular health status (&lt;4 ICVHMs) was associated with spousal diabetes status (3 ICVHMs: HR, 1.50; 95% CI, 1.15-1.97), while diabetes risk in individuals who had intermediate to ideal cardiovascular health status (≥4 ICVHMs) was not associated with it (4 ICVHMs: HR, 1.01; 95% CI, 0.69-1.50).Conclusions and RelevanceIn this study, spousal diabetes diagnosis with uncontrolled HbA1c level was associated with increased risk of incident diabetes, but strict management of spousal HbA1c level and improving ICVHM profiles may attenuate the association of spousal diabetes status with diabetes risk. These findings suggest the potential benefit of couple-based lifestyle or pharmaceutical interventions for diabetes.

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Time Spent Eating, by Immigrant Status, Race/Ethnicity, and Length of Residence in the United States

Cited by 7 publications

References 27 publications

Spousal Concordance in the Development of Functional Limitations Among Married Adults in China

Spousal Concordance in the Development of Functional Limitations Among Married Adults in China

Is use of a smuggler to cross the US-Mexico border associated with mental health problems among undocumented immigrants from Mexico?

Association of Spousal Diabetes Status and Ideal Cardiovascular Health Metrics With Risk of Incident Diabetes Among Chinese Adults

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