Gender, Acculturation, Food Patterns, and Overweight in Korean Immigrants

Autor/inn/en	Jasti, Sunitha; Lee, Chang Hyun; Doak, Colleen
Titel	Gender, Acculturation, Food Patterns, and Overweight in Korean Immigrants
Quelle	In: American Journal of Health Behavior, 35 (2011) 6, S.734-745 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1087-3244
DOI	10.5993/AJHB.35.6.9
Schlagwörter	Obesity; Acculturation; Korean Americans; Gender Differences; Immigrants; Body Weight; Public Health; Eating Habits; Food; Surveys; Dietetics; Intervention + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adipositas; Akkulturation; Geschlechterkonflikt; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Körpergewicht; Gesundheitswesen; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Lebensmittel; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Ernährungslehre
Abstract	Objective: To describe acculturation, food patterns, overweight, and gender differences among Korean immigrants in the United States. Methods: A cross-sectional exploratory survey assessed acculturation, food frequencies, and weight status of 195 Korean immigrants. Results: Acculturated Korean immigrants (score greater than or equal to] 2.5) were more likely to consume both healthy and unhealthy US foods. Acculturation was not associated with overweight. Men were more likely to be acculturated (OR = 2.46; CI = 1.26-4.79) and overweight (OR = 5.08; CI = 2.37-10.90) than women. Moreover, overweight men reported more frequent consumption of fast foods, hot dogs (OR = 2.92;CI = 1.18-7.22), and tacos (OR = 4.12;CI = 1.60-10.62) than did nonoverweight men. Conclusion: Dietary interventions in Korean immigrants should take gender differences in acculturation and food patterns into account. (As Provided).
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