Department of Sociology, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX 77341-2446, USA.
J Immigr Minor Health. 2011 Dec;13(6):1116-24. doi: 10.1007/s10903-011-9468-3.
The effects of acculturation, body perception, and health behaviors on weight status among Vietnamese American students in Houston, Texas were examined for our research. A survey was mailed to 600 randomly selected Vietnamese American students at one university, and 261 complete surveys (response rate, 43.5%) were used for final analyses. Respondents were classified as overweight or normal weight based on the World Health Organization recommended overweight cutoff for Asians (BMI of 23 kg/m(2)). About 32% of respondents were overweight. Men, undergraduate students, and those with an acceptable body perception were more likely to be overweight. Nativity and its interaction with length of US residence were significant predictors of weight status after controlling for other variables. Foreign-born respondents were less likely to be overweight than US-born respondents, but the risk of being overweight with increasing years of US residence was much greater for the foreign-born than for the US-born. The results suggest the need for culturally tailored overweight and obesity prevention programs for Vietnamese Americans.
我们的研究考察了文化适应、身体感知和健康行为对德克萨斯州休斯顿越南裔美国学生体重状况的影响。我们向一所大学的 600 名随机选择的越南裔美国学生邮寄了一份调查问卷，最终对 261 份完整的调查问卷（回复率为 43.5%）进行了分析。根据世界卫生组织推荐的亚洲人超重标准（BMI 为 23kg/m²），将受访者分为超重或正常体重。大约 32%的受访者超重。男性、本科生和对自己身体感知满意的人更容易超重。在控制了其他变量后，出生地点及其与在美国居住时间的相互作用是体重状况的重要预测因素。与在美国出生的受访者相比，外国出生的受访者不太可能超重，但对于外国出生的受访者来说，随着在美国居住时间的增加，超重的风险要大得多。研究结果表明，需要为越南裔美国人制定针对特定文化的超重和肥胖预防计划。
