title: Acculturation and changes in body mass index, waist circumference, and waist-hip ratio among Filipino Americans with hypertension.
abstract: The purpose of this research study was to examine whether level of acculturation is a predictor of body mass index, waist circumference, and waist-hip ratio in Filipino Americans with hypertension in the United States. The Filipino Americans (N = 108) were recruited from a primary care clinic in the United States. Two instruments were used to collect and operationalize the variables, specifically: (1) Socioeconomic/Demographic Questionnaire and (2) A Short Acculturation Scale for Filipino Americans. Descriptive statistics and partial least squares were used to calculate the results. The partial least square path model identified acculturation as a predictor of body mass index, wait circumference, and waist-hip ratio among Filipino Americans. The positive path coefficient (β = 0.384) was statistically significant (t = 5.92, P < .001). Health care providers need to stress the importance of the degree of acculturation when developing culturally appropriate lifestyle and health promotion interventions among immigrant patients with hypertension.
authors: School of Nursing, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, USA. Electronic address: reimund.serafica@unlv.edu.
authors: Reimund
authors: R
authors: Serafica
authors: School of Nursing, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, USA.
authors: Alona D
authors: AD
authors: Angosta
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology; D015992:Body Mass Index; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000941:ethics*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D055105:Waist Circumference; D049629:Waist-Hip Ratio
keywords: Bicultural; blood pressure; immigrants; weight gain