Linkage between Neighborhood Social Cohesion and BMI of South Asians in the Masala Study.

ABSTRACT: Introduction. South Asians in the United States have a high prevalence of obesity and an elevated risk for cardiometabolic diseases. Yet, little is known about how aspects of neighborhood environment influence cardiometabolic risk factors such as body mass index (BMI) in this rapidly growing population. We aimed to investigate the association between perceived neighborhood social cohesion and BMI among South Asians.

Methods

We utilized cross-sectional data from the MASALA study, a prospective community-based cohort of 906 South Asian men and women from the San Francisco Bay area and the greater Chicago area. Multivariable linear regression models, stratified by sex, were used to examine the association between perceived level of neighborhood social cohesion and individual BMI

SUBMITTER: Gill G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6969985 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature