Obesity and Obesogenic Behaviors in Asian American Children with Immigrant and US-Born Mothers
Child obesity is understudied in Asian Americans, which include a growing population of recent immigrants. We examined the relationship between maternal nativity and time in the US, and obesity and obesogenic behaviors among Asian American children. We analyzed public-use data from the 2013ͨ...
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doaj-6f2a3b7ae76d476d8aea1275b12b11572020-11-25T03:50:59ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1660-46012020-03-01175178610.3390/ijerph17051786ijerph17051786Obesity and Obesogenic Behaviors in Asian American Children with Immigrant and US-Born MothersBianca R. Argueza0Karen Sokal-Gutierrez1Kristine A. Madsen2California Department of Public Health Preventive Medicine Residency Program, Sacramento, CA 95899, USABerkeley School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USABerkeley School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USAChild obesity is understudied in Asian Americans, which include a growing population of recent immigrants. We examined the relationship between maternal nativity and time in the US, and obesity and obesogenic behaviors among Asian American children. We analyzed public-use data from the 2013−2016 California Health Interview Survey for Asian American children ages 2 to 11 years. We used logistic regression to determine the odds of obesity and obesogenic behaviors associated with maternal nativity and time in the US. This study included n = 609 children. Children of US-born mothers had lower odds of obesity (adjusted odds ratio, AOR, 0.12; 95% CI 0.02 to 0.91) and lower fruit intake (AOR 0.15, 95% CI 0.03 to 0.81) than children of recent immigrants (< 5 years in the US). Asian American children with recent immigrant mothers are more likely to be obese and eat less fruit than children with US-born mothers. Efforts to prevent obesity and increase fruit consumption are particularly important for this vulnerable population of children of recent immigrants.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/5/1786obesityimmigrantsnativityasian americanchildren |
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Bianca R. Argueza Karen Sokal-Gutierrez Kristine A. Madsen Obesity and Obesogenic Behaviors in Asian American Children with Immigrant and US-Born Mothers International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health obesity immigrants nativity asian american children |
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Bianca R. Argueza Karen Sokal-Gutierrez Kristine A. Madsen |
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Obesity and Obesogenic Behaviors in Asian American Children with Immigrant and US-Born Mothers |
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Obesity and Obesogenic Behaviors in Asian American Children with Immigrant and US-Born Mothers |
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Obesity and Obesogenic Behaviors in Asian American Children with Immigrant and US-Born Mothers |
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Obesity and Obesogenic Behaviors in Asian American Children with Immigrant and US-Born Mothers |
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Obesity and Obesogenic Behaviors in Asian American Children with Immigrant and US-Born Mothers |
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obesity and obesogenic behaviors in asian american children with immigrant and us-born mothers |
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Child obesity is understudied in Asian Americans, which include a growing population of recent immigrants. We examined the relationship between maternal nativity and time in the US, and obesity and obesogenic behaviors among Asian American children. We analyzed public-use data from the 2013−2016 California Health Interview Survey for Asian American children ages 2 to 11 years. We used logistic regression to determine the odds of obesity and obesogenic behaviors associated with maternal nativity and time in the US. This study included n = 609 children. Children of US-born mothers had lower odds of obesity (adjusted odds ratio, AOR, 0.12; 95% CI 0.02 to 0.91) and lower fruit intake (AOR 0.15, 95% CI 0.03 to 0.81) than children of recent immigrants (< 5 years in the US). Asian American children with recent immigrant mothers are more likely to be obese and eat less fruit than children with US-born mothers. Efforts to prevent obesity and increase fruit consumption are particularly important for this vulnerable population of children of recent immigrants. |
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obesity immigrants nativity asian american children |
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