University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI, USA.
Yale University, Orange, CT, USA.
Clin Nurs Res. 2020 Sep;29(7):440-447. doi: 10.1177/1054773818783467. Epub 2018 Jun 22.
There is limited understanding about the obesity-related behaviors of diet, physical activity, and sedentary behavior in Korean American women. The purpose of this study was to cluster obesity-related behavior patterns of Korean American women and to examine group differences in acculturation, socioeconomic status (SES), and body mass index (BMI). A secondary analysis from a cross-sectional study was conducted using two-step cluster analysis for clustering groups. A total of 137 Korean American women ( age = 42.7 years, = 3.9 years; = 23.1 kg/m, = 3.1 kg/m; 47.7% BMI ⩾ 23 kg/m) participated. Three clusters were identified: healthy lifestyle, unhealthy lifestyle, and low physical activity but healthy diet group. The unhealthy lifestyle group was more likely to have high acculturation compared with other groups ( = .03). SES and BMI were not significantly different between groups. Further intervention is needed to improve obesity-related behaviors of acculturated Korean American women.
关于韩裔美国女性的饮食、身体活动和久坐行为与肥胖相关的行为，人们的了解有限。本研究的目的是对韩裔美国女性的肥胖相关行为模式进行聚类，并研究在文化适应、社会经济地位（SES）和体重指数（BMI）方面的群体差异。这是一项使用两步聚类分析进行聚类的横断面研究的二次分析。共有 137 名韩裔美国女性（年龄=42.7 岁，标准差=3.9 岁；体重指数（BMI）=23.1 kg/m，标准差=3.1 kg/m；47.7%的 BMI ⩾ 23 kg/m）参与了这项研究。确定了三个聚类：健康生活方式、不健康生活方式和低身体活动但健康饮食组。与其他组相比，不健康生活方式组的文化适应程度更高（=.03）。组间 SES 和 BMI 无显著差异。需要进一步干预来改善韩裔美国女性的肥胖相关行为。
