TY - JOUR
T1 - Predictors of Obesity Among Nigerian Immigrants in the United States
AU - Obisesan, Olawunmi
AU - Kuo, Wen Hung
AU - Brunet, Michael
AU - Obisesan, Adekunle
AU - Akinola, Olubusayo
AU - Commodore-Mensah, Yvonne
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016, Springer Science+Business Media New York.
PY - 2017/4/1
Y1 - 2017/4/1
N2 - Obesity is a highly prevalent cardiovascular disease risk factor globally and in African-descent populations. A cross-sectional study of obesity among a Nigerian immigrant sample population in the United States was conducted. Data was obtained through a web-based survey. Spearman’s correlation and logistic regression were used to determine sociodemographic and behavioral determinants of obesity. The results showed no significant relationship between obesity and education, socioeconomic status, length of stay, and level of physical activity. However, we identified a significant association between weekly consumption of alcohol and all obesity (OR 1.78, 95 % CI 1.091, 2.919), and moderate/morbid obesity (OR 2.46, 95 % CI 1.213, 4.999), and between gender and moderate/morbid obesity—men were less likely (OR.030, 95 % CI.001,.733) to be obese. These findings provide strong evidence to inform targeted screening for excessive alcohol consumption along with other primary prevention strategies that may reduce the prevalence of obesity among the Nigerian immigrant population.
AB - Obesity is a highly prevalent cardiovascular disease risk factor globally and in African-descent populations. A cross-sectional study of obesity among a Nigerian immigrant sample population in the United States was conducted. Data was obtained through a web-based survey. Spearman’s correlation and logistic regression were used to determine sociodemographic and behavioral determinants of obesity. The results showed no significant relationship between obesity and education, socioeconomic status, length of stay, and level of physical activity. However, we identified a significant association between weekly consumption of alcohol and all obesity (OR 1.78, 95 % CI 1.091, 2.919), and moderate/morbid obesity (OR 2.46, 95 % CI 1.213, 4.999), and between gender and moderate/morbid obesity—men were less likely (OR.030, 95 % CI.001,.733) to be obese. These findings provide strong evidence to inform targeted screening for excessive alcohol consumption along with other primary prevention strategies that may reduce the prevalence of obesity among the Nigerian immigrant population.
KW - Alcohol
KW - Immigrants
KW - Obesity
KW - Prevention
KW - Targeted screening
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U2 - 10.1007/s10903-016-0404-4
DO - 10.1007/s10903-016-0404-4
M3 - Article
C2 - 26995179
AN - SCOPUS:84961213550
SN - 1557-1912
VL - 19
SP - 328
EP - 332
JO - Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
JF - Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
IS - 2
ER -