Predictors of Obesity Among Nigerian Immigrants in the United States.
| Autor: | Obisesan, Olawunmi, Kuo, Wen-Hung, Brunet, Michael, Akinola, Olubusayo, Obisesan, Adekunle, Commodore-Mensah, Yvonne |
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HEART disease risk factors
PREVENTION of obesity OBESITY risk factors OBESITY complications BLACK people CONFIDENCE intervals DISEASES ALCOHOL drinking EMIGRATION & immigration IMMIGRANTS MEDICAL screening SOCIAL classes STATISTICS SURVEYS LOGISTIC regression analysis DATA analysis SOCIOECONOMIC factors BODY mass index ACQUISITION of data DISEASE prevalence CROSS-sectional method PHYSICAL activity ODDS ratio |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Immigrant & Minority Health; Apr2017, Vol. 19 Issue 2, p328-332, 5p |
| Abstrakt: | Obesity is a highly prevalent cardiovascular disease risk factor globally and in African-descent populations. A cross-sectional study of obesity among a Nigerian immigrant sample population in the United States was conducted. Data was obtained through a web-based survey. Spearman's correlation and logistic regression were used to determine sociodemographic and behavioral determinants of obesity. The results showed no significant relationship between obesity and education, socioeconomic status, length of stay, and level of physical activity. However, we identified a significant association between weekly consumption of alcohol and all obesity (OR 1.78, 95 % CI 1.091, 2.919), and moderate/morbid obesity (OR 2.46, 95 % CI 1.213, 4.999), and between gender and moderate/morbid obesity-men were less likely (OR .030, 95 % CI .001, .733) to be obese. These findings provide strong evidence to inform targeted screening for excessive alcohol consumption along with other primary prevention strategies that may reduce the prevalence of obesity among the Nigerian immigrant population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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