Body mass index in a US national sample of Asian Americans: effects of nativity, years since immigration and socioeconomic status
Body mass index in a US national sample of Asian Americans: effects of nativity, years since immigration and socioeconomic status
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DOI：
10.1038/sj.ijo.0801365
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发表时间：
2000-09-01
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4.9
通讯作者：
Rathouz, PJ
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作者：
Lauderdale, DS;Rathouz, PJ
目的：研究六个最大的亚裔美国人种族群体中18-59岁成年人的体重指数（BMI）以及超重和肥胖的比例（中国人、菲律宾人、亚洲印度人、日本人、韩国人、越南人），并调查BMI是否因出生而异（外国出生与本土出生）、在美国的年数或社会经济地位。设计：横断面访谈数据来自1992-1995年全国健康访谈调查（NHIS），对象：1992-1995年NHIS中包括的254，153名18-59岁的人。六个亚裔美国人族群的样本量从816人到1940人不等。测量：自我报告的身高和体重用于计算BMI并将个体归类为超重（BMI大于或等于25 kg/m（2））或肥胖（BMI大于或等于30 kg/m2）、年龄、性别、在美国的年数、家庭收入和家庭规模。对于男性来说，超重的比例从越南的17%到日本的42%不等，而男性总人口的超重率为57%。对于女性来说，超重的比例从越南人和中国人的9%到亚洲印度人的25%不等，而女性总人口的超重率为38%，被归类为肥胖的亚裔美国人的比例非常低。经年龄和种族调整后，美国出生与外国出生的肥胖女性的比值比为3.5，男性为4.0。在外国出生的人中，在美国生活的时间越长，超重或肥胖的风险就越高。美国出生的亚裔美国人和白人和黑人的家庭收入之间的关联是相似的，但外国出生的亚裔American.CONCLUSIONS弱得多：虽然这些数据发现目前亚裔美国人超重的比例很低，他们也意味着比例将增加更多的美国出生的亚裔美国人和更长的时间在美国。
OBJECTIVE: To examine body mass index (BMI) and the proportion overweight and obese among adults age 18-59 in the six largest Asian American ethnic groups (Chinese, Filipino, Asian Indian, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese), and investigate whether BMI varies by nativity (foreign- vs native-born), years in US, or socioeconomic status.DESIGN: Cross-sectional interview data were pooled from the 1992-1995 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS),SUBJECTS: 254,153 persons aged 18-59 included in the 1992-1995 NHIS. Sample sizes range from 816 to 1940 for each of six Asian American ethnic groups.MEASUREMENTS: Self-reported height and weight used to calculate BMI and classify individuals as overweight (BMI greater than or equal to 25 kg/m(2)) or obese (BMI greater than or equal to 30 kg/m(2)), age, sex, years in the US, household income and household size.RESULTS: For men, the percentage overweight ranges from 17% of Vietnamese to 42% of Japanese, while the total male population is 57% overweight. For women, the percentage overweight ranges from 9% of Vietnamese and Chinese to 25% of Asian Indians, while the total female population is 38% overweight, The percentage of Asian Americans classified as obese is very low. Adjusted for age and ethnicity, the odds ratio for obese is 3.5 for women and 4.0 for men for US - vs foreign-born. Among the foreign-born, more years in the US is associated with higher risk of being overweight or obese. The association between household income for women is similar for US-born Asian Americans and Whites and Blacks, but is much weaker for foreign-born Asian Americans.CONCLUSIONS: While these data find low proportions of Asian Americans overweight at present, they also imply the proportion will increase with more US-born Asian Americans and longer duration in the US.