title: Duration of US Residence Is Associated With Overweight Risk in Filipino Immigrants Living in New York Metro Area.
abstract: We examined the association between years living in the United States and overweight risk among a community sample of Filipino adult immigrants living in the New York metropolitan area. We found a significant and adverse association between years living in the United States and overweight risk. Compared with Filipinos who lived in the United States less than 5 years, those who lived in the United States 10 years or longer had a higher overweight risk; this association was present only among Filipinos who migrated to New York metropolitan area at 30 years of age or younger. Studies on causal mechanisms explaining this pattern are needed.
authors.affiliation: SUNY Downstate School of Public Health, Brooklyn, New York (Dr Afable); Asian Pacific Partners for Empowerment, Advocacy, and Leadership, Oakland, California (Ms Ursua); Department of Population Health, NYU School of Medicine, New York (Ms Wyatt and Drs Kwon, Islam, and Trinh-Shevrin); and Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (Mr Aguilar).
authors.forename: Aimee
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Afable
authors.forename: Rhodora
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ursua
authors.forename: Laura C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Wyatt
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Aguilar
authors.forename: Simona C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Nadia S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Islam
authors.forename: Chau
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Trinh-Shevrin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009518:New York / Q000453:epidemiology; D050177:Overweight / Q000208:ethnology*; D010679:Philippines / Q000208:ethnology; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult