Acculturation, Body Perception, and Weight Status Among Vietnamese American Students
| Autor: | Jessica P. Hwang, Jenny K. Yi, Jin Young Choi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Male Gerontology medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Epidemiology Vietnamese common Overweight Young Adult Vietnamese American Body Image Humans Medicine Response rate (survey) business.industry Data Collection Public health Body Weight common.demographic_type Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health nutritional and metabolic diseases medicine.disease Texas Obesity language.human_language Acculturation Vietnam language Female Residence medicine.symptom business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 13:1116-1124 |
| ISSN: | 1557-1920 1557-1912 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10903-011-9468-3 |
| Popis: | The effects of acculturation, body perception, and health behaviors on weight status among Vietnamese American students in Houston, Texas were examined for our research. A survey was mailed to 600 randomly selected Vietnamese American students at one university, and 261 complete surveys (response rate, 43.5%) were used for final analyses. Respondents were classified as overweight or normal weight based on the World Health Organization recommended overweight cutoff for Asians (BMI of 23 kg/m(2)). About 32% of respondents were overweight. Men, undergraduate students, and those with an acceptable body perception were more likely to be overweight. Nativity and its interaction with length of US residence were significant predictors of weight status after controlling for other variables. Foreign-born respondents were less likely to be overweight than US-born respondents, but the risk of being overweight with increasing years of US residence was much greater for the foreign-born than for the US-born. The results suggest the need for culturally tailored overweight and obesity prevention programs for Vietnamese Americans. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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