Food Hardship and Obesity in a Sample of Low-Income Immigrants
Food Hardship and Obesity in a Sample of Low-Income Immigrants
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DOI：
10.1007/s10903-016-0344-z
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发表时间：
2017-02-01
影响因子：
1.9
通讯作者：
Sorensen, Glorian C.
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作者：
Caspi, Caitlin E.;Tucker-Seeley, Reginald D.;Sorensen, Glorian C.
很少有研究调查移民群体中食物困难（购买食物的财政资源不稳定）与肥胖之间的关系。横断面研究在马萨诸塞州大波士顿地区的低收入、多种族/族裔成人样本中进行（n = 828）。修正泊松回归模型估计食物困难肥胖（BMI 30）在报告食物困难的成年人之间的关联；相互作用通过出生地进行测试。身体质量指数（BMI）是基于人体测量的身高和体重。在调整后的模型中，那些经历食物困难的人比那些没有经历食物困难的人更容易肥胖（RR 1.17, CI 1.07, 1.29）。报告食物困难的海地参与者比没有报告食物困难的参与者更容易肥胖（RR 1.58, CI 1.23, 2.04）；而其他群体（美国出生、波多黎各出生、拉丁美洲出生、其他出生）则不是这样。食物困难和体重之间的关系在移民亚群体中可能有所不同。
Very little work has examined the relationship between food hardship (having inconsistent financial resources to buy food) and obesity among immigrant groups. A cross-sectional study was conducted in a low-income, multi-racial/ethnic adult sample in greater Boston, MA (n = 828). Modified Poisson regression models estimated the association between food hardship obesity (BMI 30) among adults reporting food hardship; interactions were tested by place of birth. Body mass index (BMI) was based on anthropometric height and weight. In adjusted models, those experiencing food hardship were more likely to be obese (RR 1.17, CI 1.07, 1.29) than those not experiencing food hardship. Participants from Haiti reporting food hardship were more likely to be obese than those not reporting hardship (RR 1.58, CI 1.23, 2.04); this was not the case among other groups (US born, Puerto Rican, Latin American, Other). The relationship between food hardship and weight may vary among immigrant subgroups.