Body size ideals and body satisfaction among Dutch-origin and African-origin residents of Amsterdam: The HELIUS study
| Autor: | Henriëtte Dijkshoorn, Marieke A. Hartman, Erik Beune, Ellen Bal, Marieke B. Snijder, Mary Nicolaou, Henrike Galenkamp, Ron J.G. Peters, Jody C. Hoenink, Karien Stronks |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Department of Life Sciences, Public and occupational health, ACS - Atherosclerosis & ischemic syndromes, APH - Health Behaviors & Chronic Diseases, APH - Methodology, Cardiology, APH - Global Health, ACS - Heart failure & arrhythmias, Social and Cultural Anthropology, Mobilities, Beliefs and Belonging: Confronting Global Inequalities and Insecurities (MOBB) |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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European People Physiology Health Status Ethnic group Personal Satisfaction Ghana Geographical Locations Ethnicity Body Size Ethnicities Minority Groups Netherlands Multidisciplinary biology Middle Aged Acculturation Physiological Parameters Medicine Female Public Health Psychology Research Article Adult medicine.medical_specialty Mediation (statistics) Science Concordance Black People Helius Young Adult SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being medicine Humans Obesity Dutch People African People Public health Body Weight Biology and Life Sciences Overweight biology.organism_classification medicine.disease People and Places Africa Population Groupings Residence Demography |
| Zdroj: | PLoS ONE, 16(5 May):e0252054. Public Library of Science Hoenink, J C, Galenkamp, H, Beune, E J, Hartman, M A, Snijder, M B, Dijkshoorn, H, Peters, R J G, Bal, E, Stronks, K & Nicolaou, M 2021, ' Body size ideals and body satisfaction among Dutch-origin and African-origin residents of Amsterdam : The HELIUS study ', PLoS ONE, vol. 16, no. 5 May, e0252054 . https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252054 PLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 5, p e0252054 (2021) PLoS ONE |
| ISSN: | 1932-6203 |
| Popis: | Objective Obesity is highly prevalent among ethnic minorities and acceptance of larger body sizes may put these ethnic minorities at risk of obesity. This study aimed to examine body size ideals and body satisfaction in relation to body weight, in two Sub-Saharan African (SSA)-origin groups in the Netherlands compared to the Dutch. Additionally, in the two SSA-origin groups, this study assessed the mediating role of acculturation in the relation between ethnicity and body size ideals and body satisfaction. Methods Dutch, African Surinamese and Ghanaians living in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, participated in the observational HELIUS study (n = 10,854). Body size ideals were assessed using a validated nine figure scale. Body satisfaction was calculated as the concordance of current with ideal figure. Acculturation was only assessed among SSA-origin participants and acculturation proxies included age of migration, residence duration, ethnic identity and social network. Weight and height were measured using standardised protocols. Results SSA-origin women and Ghanaian men had larger body size ideals compared to the Dutch; e.g. Surinamese and Ghanaian women had 0.37 (95%CI 0.32; 0.43) and 0.70 (95%CI 0.63; 0.78) larger body size ideals compared to Dutch women. SSA-origin participants were more often satisfied with their weight compared to the Dutch. Similarly, SSA-origin participants had more than twice the odds of being satisfied/preferring a larger figure compared to the Dutch (e.g. BSurinamese men 2.44, 95%CI 1.99; 2.99). Within the two SSA-origin groups, most acculturation proxies mediated the relation between ethnicity and body size ideals in women. Limited evidence of mediation was found for the outcome body satisfaction. Conclusion Public health strategies promoting a healthy weight may need to be differentiated according to sex and ethnic differences in body weight perception. Factors other than acculturation may underlie the ethnic differences between African Surinamese and Ghanaians in obesity. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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