[Interethnic marriage of Japanese-Brazilians associated with less healthy food habits and worse cardiometabolic profile].
OBJECTIVE
Interethnic marriage between nikkey Brazilians and non-nikkey Brazilians may favor the westernization of diet. Dietary consumption, clinical data and frequencies of metabolic diseases were compared in a Japanese-Brazilian population, with intraethnic or interethnic marriage.


METHODS
T test, Mann-Whitney, chi-square and Person coefficient were used.


RESULTS
Among 1009 Japanese-Brazilians there were 18.9% of interethnic marriage, being more frequent among nikkey men. These showed higher means of BMI, waist, blood pressure, glycemia and triglyceridemia than women. Overall frequencies of obesity, hypertrigliceridemia and metabolic syndrome were 47.7%, 68.1% and 45.2%, being higher in interethnic than intraethnic marriage. Comparing individuals with interethnic marriages, hypertriglyceridemia was more common among men while low-HDL among women. Energy, fat, groups of alcohol, sweets and oils were higher in interethnic marriage. Individuals with intraethnic marriage consumed more carbohydrate, proteins, fibers, vitamins, minerals, vegetables, fruits/juice, cereals and missoshiru. Comparing individuals with interethnic marriages, nikkey men showed a more westernized dietary pattern than nikkey women.


CONCLUSIONS
Interethnic marriage was associated with less healthy food habits and worse cardiometabolic profile.
Yamashita
Carla
C
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Nutrição em Saúde Pública, Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
Damião
Renata
R
Chaim
Rita
R
Harima
Helena Aiko
HA
Kikuchi
Mário
M
Franco
Laércio J
LJ
Ferreira
Sandra Roberta G
SR
D000328:Adult; D000886:Anthropometry; D044466:Asian People; D001938:Brazil / Q000208:ethnology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000208:ethnology*; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000208:ethnology; D015228:Hypertriglyceridemia / Q000208:ethnology*; D007564:Japan / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000208:ethnology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000208:ethnology*; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012737:Sex Factors