title: Duration of US Residence and Obesity Risk in NYC Chinese Immigrants.
abstract: We evaluated whether duration of time in the US is associated with obesity risk in NYC Chinese immigrants. We analyzed cross-sectional survey data on 2072 men and women. Duration of US residence was categorized into ≤5, 6-15, and 15 years and over. Obesity was defined using WHO Asian standards: BMI of 27.5 kg/m(2) or greater. Diet and physical activity (PA) were assessed as potential explanatory variables. After adjusting for covariates, increased time in the US was associated with an increased obesity risk (OR 1.49; 95 % CI 1.06, 2.08 for 15 years or more vs. ≤5 years); and in separate analysis, with having reported no work related PA (OR 0.76; 95 % CI 0.59, 0.99). Findings suggest that increased time living in the US is associated with an increased obesity risk, a finding possibly explained by a shift to more sedentary lifestyle characteristic of the transition of immigrants to the US.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health Sciences, SUNY Downstate School of Public Health, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Mail Stop Code 43, Brooklyn, NY, 11203, USA. Aimee.afable-munsuz@downstate.edu.
authors.forename: Aimee
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Afable
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health Sciences, SUNY Downstate School of Public Health, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Mail Stop Code 43, Brooklyn, NY, 11203, USA.
authors.forename: Ming-Chin
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Yeh
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health Sciences, SUNY Downstate School of Public Health, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Mail Stop Code 43, Brooklyn, NY, 11203, USA.
authors.forename: Tushar
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Trivedi
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health Sciences, SUNY Downstate School of Public Health, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Mail Stop Code 43, Brooklyn, NY, 11203, USA.
authors.forename: Erin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Andrews
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health Sciences, SUNY Downstate School of Public Health, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Mail Stop Code 43, Brooklyn, NY, 11203, USA.
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wylie-Rosett
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D044466:Asian People; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004032:Diet; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009519:New York City / Q000453:epidemiology; D009765:Obesity / Q000208:ethnology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013997:Time Factors
keywords: Acculturation; Assimilation; Chinese-origin; Obesity