Immigration and obesity among lower income blacks.

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Gary G Bennett,Kathleen Y Wolin,Sandy Askew,Robert Fletcher,Karen M Emmons,Gary G Bennett,Kathleen Y Wolin,Sandy Askew,Robert Fletcher,Karen M Emmons,

OBJECTIVE: Our objective was to examine the associations of nativity, immigrant generation, and language acculturation with obesity among lower income black adult men and women. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES: Data from 551 black adult men and women were collected from participants in the Healthy Directions-Health Centers Study. Race/ethnicity and nativity were self-reported. Language acculturation was defined using participants' first language, preferred reading language, and language spoken at home. Mixed model logistic regression models were estimated to account for within-health center clustering. RESULTS: Foreign-born blacks had a lower obesity risk, compared with all U.S.-born participants, in multivariable analyses [odds ratio (OR) = 0.57, 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.38, 0.84]. Among U.S.-born participants, those with foreign-born parents were significantly less likely to be obese than individuals with U.S.-born parents (OR = 0.54; 95% CI, 0.37, 0.80). Low-moderate language acculturation also decreased the odds of being obese (OR = 0.45; 95% CI, 0.23, 0.88). DISCUSSION: Our findings suggest a protective effect of foreign-born status and low-moderate language acculturation on obesity risk among lower income black immigrants. These data highlight the importance of more frequently examining nativity in obesity-related research conducted among blacks.

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GG Bennett,KY Wolin,S Askew,R Fletcher,KM Emmons,GG Bennett,KY Wolin,S Askew,R Fletcher,KM Emmons,

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PUBLICATION TYPE: Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov

Journal: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.)

VOLUME: 15

Page Numbers: 1391-4

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ISSN: 1930-7381

DAY: 3

MONTH: Jun

YEAR: 2007

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LANGUAGE: eng

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MESH TERMS: epidemiology

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AFFILIATION: Harvard School of Public Health and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Center for Community-Based Research, 44 Binney St., SM256, Boston, MA 02115, USA. gbennett@hsph.harvard.edu

Country: United States

AGENCY: United States NCI

GRANT: 5P01 CA75308

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MEDLINETA: Obesity (Silver Spring)

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