a School of Community and Environmental Health , Old Dominion University , Norfolk , USA.
b Sun Yat-sen Center for Migrant Health Policy , Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou , China.
Ethn Health. 2019 Jan;24(1):73-93. doi: 10.1080/13557858.2017.1315365. Epub 2017 Apr 13.
This paper reviews available studies on the relationship between acculturation and obesity among children of immigrants who have at least one foreign-born parent.
A systematic review of relevant studies was undertaken using PubMed, Web of Science, and PsychInfo.
The initial search identified 1317 potentially relevant publications, of which 21 were retained after three rounds of screening. Most studies were conducted in the U.S. The majority of studies used BMI or overweight/obesity prevalence as the outcome variable, while two studies used dietary intake. Three studies used standardized acculturation scales, while most of the studies used generation, duration of residency in host country, and language as proxy measures of acculturation. The relationship between acculturation and outcomes varied between the host countries and origin countries for children of immigrants.
This study suggests children of immigrants with different cultural backgrounds may interact with host countries to varying degrees, ultimately influencing their diet behaviours and body weight status. Researchers are encouraged to adopt standardized acculturation scales to compare the results across countries and populations.
本文综述了至少有一位外籍父母的移民儿童的文化适应与肥胖之间的关系的现有研究。
采用 PubMed、Web of Science 和 PsychInfo 对相关研究进行系统综述。
初步检索确定了 1317 篇潜在相关文献，经过三轮筛选后保留了 21 篇。大多数研究在美国进行。大多数研究使用 BMI 或超重/肥胖患病率作为因变量，而两项研究则使用饮食摄入量作为因变量。三项研究使用了标准化的文化适应量表，而大多数研究则使用代际、在东道国的居住时间和语言作为文化适应的替代指标。移民儿童的文化适应与结果之间的关系因东道国和原籍国而异。
本研究表明，具有不同文化背景的移民儿童可能与东道国以不同程度相互作用，最终影响他们的饮食行为和体重状况。研究人员鼓励采用标准化的文化适应量表来比较不同国家和人群的结果。
