The influence of immigrant generation on obesity among Asian Americans in California from 2013 to 2014.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We aimed to examine the association between immigrant generation and obesity among Californian adults and Asian Americans.

Methods

We pooled weighted data (n = 2,967) on Asian Americans from the 2013-2014 California Health Interview Survey. Overweight and obesity were defined using body mass indices (BMI) of 25 kg/m2 and 30 kg/m2, respectively, in non-Asians, compared with BMI of 23 kg/m2 (for being overweight) and 27.5 kg/m2 (for being obese) in Asians. First-generation or immigrant Asian Americans were defined as those born outside of the U.S. Second-generation Asian Americans were defined as those born in the U.S. with at least one foreign-born parent. All other Asian participants were classified as third-generation or higher. Multiple logistic regression analy

SUBMITTER: Gong S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6386338 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature