Comparison of Body Mass Index (BMI) Categories Based on Asian and Universal Standards and Language Spoken at Home among Asian American University Students

Autor:	Shari McMahan, Tiffany Ng, Sora Park Tanjasiri, William C. Beam, Michele Mouttapa
Rok vydání:	2009
Předmět:	Gerontology Health (social science) business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Overweight medicine.disease Obesity Acculturation Increased body fat percentage medicine Pacific islanders Mass index Health education medicine.symptom business Body mass index
Zdroj:	American Journal of Health Education. 40:37-44
ISSN:	2168-3751 1932-5037
DOI:	10.1080/19325037.2009.10599077
Popis:	Background: The World Health Organization released lower Body Mass Index (BMI) cutoff points for Asian individuals to account for increased body fat percentage (BF%) and risk of obesity-related conditions at a lower body mass index. Purpose: This preliminary study: (1) explores the impact of utilizing Asian BMI standards (compared to universal standards) on the overweight/obese categorization of Asian females and males; and (2) determines whether age, gender, acculturation, and living arrangements are associated with BMI and BF%. Methods: Data on demographic variables, height and weight, BF%, living situation, and language spoken at home were collected from 170 Asian students enrolled in a health course at a public university in California. Results: When Asian BMI cutoffs were applied, categorization of Asian males and females as normal weight decreased significantly. Language spoken at home was not significantly associated with BMI; however, acculturated females tended to have higher BMIs than n...
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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