Sandoval J S Onésimo, Harris Jenine K, Jennings Joel P, Hinyard Leslie, Banks Gina
Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, 3750 Lindell Blvd., McGannon Hall, Room 246, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO 63108-3342, USA.
J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2012 Nov;23(4):1750-67. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2012.0184.
Obesity is the fastest-growing cause of disease and death in the United States, with minority populations suffering some of the most severe consequences. Latinos constitute 16% of the U.S. population as of 2010, and have a higher proportion of the population that is overweight and obese compared with their non-Hispanic Black and White counterparts. Although there are over 15.8 million Latino residents living in non-gateway states (outside California, Texas, Arizona, Illinois, and New York), there is little research exploring obesity factors among Latinos outside of gateway states. The aim of this paper was to study socio-economic characteristics, mental health, insurance status, physical activity, and fruit and vegetable consumption, in relation to body mass index (BMI) among Latinos living in a non-gateway state. The results showed that income, employment status, marital status, insurance status, physical activity, fruit and vegetable consumption, and mental health were all associated with BMI.
肥胖是美国疾病和死亡增长最快的原因，少数族裔群体承受着一些最严重的后果。截至2010年，拉丁裔占美国人口的16%，与非西班牙裔黑人和白人相比，超重和肥胖人口的比例更高。尽管有超过1580万拉丁裔居民生活在非门户州（加利福尼亚州、得克萨斯州、亚利桑那州、伊利诺伊州和纽约州以外），但很少有研究探讨门户州以外拉丁裔的肥胖因素。本文的目的是研究生活在非门户州的拉丁裔的社会经济特征、心理健康、保险状况、体育活动以及水果和蔬菜消费与体重指数（BMI）之间的关系。结果表明，收入、就业状况、婚姻状况、保险状况、体育活动、水果和蔬菜消费以及心理健康均与BMI相关。
