Gender, Acculturation, Food Patterns, and Overweight in Korean Immigrants
| Autor: | Chang Hyun Lee, Sunitha Jasti, Colleen M. Doak |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Infectious Diseases |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Male Gerontology medicine.medical_specialty Health (social science) Social Psychology Cross-sectional study media_common.quotation_subject Health Behavior Immigration Emigrants and Immigrants Overweight Food Preferences Sex Factors Surveys and Questionnaires Republic of Korea medicine Humans Weight status media_common Asian business.industry Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Middle Aged Food Patterns medicine.disease Obesity Acculturation Diet Cross-Sectional Studies Female medicine.symptom business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Jasti, S, Lee, C H & Doak, C M 2011, ' Gender, Acculturation, Food Patterns, and Overweight in Korean Immigrants ', American Journal of Health Behavior, no. November 2011, Volume 35, Number 6, pp. 734-745(12) . https://doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.35.6.9 American Journal of Health Behavior, 734-745(12). PNG Publications ISSUE=November 2011, Volume 35, Number 6;STARTPAGE=734;ENDPAGE=745(12);ISSN=1087-3244;TITLE=American Journal of Health Behavior |
| ISSN: | 1087-3244 |
| DOI: | 10.5993/AJHB.35.6.9 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE: To describe acculturation, food patterns, overweight, and gender differences among Korean immigrants in the United States. METHODS: A cross-sectional exploratory survey assessed acculturation, food frequencies, and weight status of 195 Korean immigrants. RESULTS: Acculturated Korean immigrants (score ≥2.5) were more likely to consume both healthy and unhealthy US foods. Acculturation was not associated with overweight. Men were more likely to be acculturated (OR=2.46; CI=1.26-4.79) and overweight (OR=5.08; CI=2.37-10.90) than women. Moreover, overweight men reported more frequent consumption of fast foods, hot dogs (OR=2.92;CI=1.18-7.22), and tacos (OR=4.12;CI=1.60-10.62) than did nonoverweight men. CONCLUSION: Dietary interventions in Korean immigrants should take gender differences in acculturation and food patterns into account. |
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