Department of Sociology, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, USA.
J Immigr Minor Health. 2012 Dec;14(6):1112-8. doi: 10.1007/s10903-011-9560-8.
This study estimates the prevalence patterns of overweight and obesity of new immigrants in the US. The 2003 New Immigrant Survey (NIS) was used to generate representative estimates of the prevalence of overweight and obesity among new immigrants overall and by place of origin subgroup. More than 45% of new immigrants are either overweight or obese. Overall, the higher prevalences of both overweight and obesity were found in Latin/Caribbean immigrants, older age group, those with longer years of US residence, and current residents of the West region. Men have a higher overweight prevalence and women have a slightly higher obesity prevalence. The overweight prevalence was higher for immigrants living above the poverty level, but there was not much difference in the obesity prevalence by poverty level. There was notable heterogeneity in overweight and obesity prevalences within and across place of origin groups by age, poverty level, years of US residence, and current resident regions. The study suggests further investigation on the determinants of weight status by place of origin and the importance of tailored interventions for each group.
本研究估计了美国新移民超重和肥胖的流行模式。使用 2003 年新移民调查（NIS）生成了新移民总体以及按原籍国分组的超重和肥胖流行率的代表性估计。超过 45%的新移民超重或肥胖。总体而言，拉丁裔/加勒比移民、年龄较大、在美国居住时间较长和居住在西部地区的新移民超重和肥胖的比例更高。男性超重的比例较高，而女性肥胖的比例略高。生活在贫困线以上的移民超重的比例较高，但肥胖的比例在贫困线水平上没有太大差异。按年龄、贫困水平、在美国居住时间和当前居住地区，原籍国群体内部和之间的超重和肥胖流行率存在显著异质性。该研究建议进一步研究原籍国对体重状况的决定因素，以及为每个群体量身定制干预措施的重要性。
