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Duration of US Residence Is Associated With Overweight Risk in Filipino Immigrants Living in New York Metro Area
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Family & Community Health
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2016-01
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39
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1
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13
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23
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We examined the association between years living in the United States and overweight risk among a community sample of Filipino adult immigrants living in the New York metropolitan area. We found a significant and adverse association between years living in the United States and overweight risk. Compared with Filipinos who lived in the United States less than 5 years, those who lived in the United States 10 years or longer had a higher overweight risk; this association was present only among Filipinos who migrated to New York metropolitan area at 30 years of age or younger. Studies on causal mechanisms explaining this pattern are needed.
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Afable A, Ursua R, Wyatt LC, Aguilar D, Kwon SC, Islam NS, Trinh-Shevrin C. Duration of US Residence Is Associated With Overweight Risk in Filipino Immigrants Living in New York Metro Area. Fam Community Health. 2016 Jan-Mar;39(1):13-23. doi: 10.1097/FCH.0000000000000086. PMID: 26605951; PMCID: PMC4662079.