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Duration of US Residence and Obesity Risk in NYC Chinese Immigrants
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Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
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2015-05-12
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18
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3
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624
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635
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We evaluated whether duration of time in the US is associated with obesity risk in NYC Chinese immigrants. We analyzed cross-sectional survey data on 2072 men and women. Duration of US residence was categorized into ≤5, 6-15, and 15 years and over. Obesity was defined using WHO Asian standards: BMI of 27.5 kg/m(2) or greater. Diet and physical activity (PA) were assessed as potential explanatory variables. After adjusting for covariates, increased time in the US was associated with an increased obesity risk (OR 1.49; 95 % CI 1.06, 2.08 for 15 years or more vs. ≤5 years); and in separate analysis, with having reported no work related PA (OR 0.76; 95 % CI 0.59, 0.99). Findings suggest that increased time living in the US is associated with an increased obesity risk, a finding possibly explained by a shift to more sedentary lifestyle characteristic of the transition of immigrants to the US.
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Afable A, Yeh MC, Trivedi T, Andrews E, Wylie-Rosett J. Duration of US Residence and Obesity Risk in NYC Chinese Immigrants. J Immigr Minor Health. 2016 Jun;18(3):624-635. doi: 10.1007/s10903-015-0216-y. Erratum in: J Immigr Minor Health. 2016 Oct;18(5):1253-1255. doi: 10.1007/s10903-015-0249-2. PMID: 25963049; PMCID: PMC4658303.