Du Chen, Luo Nachuan, Wu Linmeng, Gadd Suzannah, Zhang Xinyi, Tucker Robin M
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.
J Am Coll Health. 2023 Jan;71(1):300-309. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2021.1891082. Epub 2021 Mar 2.
To characterize the health behaviors and outcomes of first-year international students (FYIS) studying in the U.S. Three different cohorts of FYIS from a large midwestern university in the U.S. completed three laboratory visits between August and March. The study began in 2017 and ended in March 2020. Anthropometrics, acculturative stress, eating behaviors, sleep, physical activity, and eating habits were assessed. Fifty-four students completed the study. Females had a significant increase in percent body fat ( = .036) and a decrease in sleep quality ( = .006) at the final visit vs. baseline, and uncontrolled ( = .006) and emotional ( < .001) eating behaviors were higher. FYIS who gained more than the median 1.2 kg over the study period experienced higher acculturative stress ( = .004) and a decline in sleep quality ( = .003). Reducing acculturative stress and improving sleep quality should be explored as interventions to protect against undesirable changes in adiposity among FYIS.
为了描述在美国学习的一年级国际学生（FYIS）的健康行为和结果。来自美国中西部一所大型大学的三组不同的一年级国际学生在8月至3月期间完成了三次实验室访问。该研究始于2017年，于2020年3月结束。对人体测量学、文化适应压力、饮食行为、睡眠、身体活动和饮食习惯进行了评估。54名学生完成了该研究。与基线相比，女性在最后一次访问时体脂百分比显著增加（P = 0.036），睡眠质量下降（P = 0.006），并且不受控制的（P = 0.006）和情绪化的（P < 0.001）饮食行为更高。在研究期间体重增加超过中位数1.2千克的一年级国际学生经历了更高的文化适应压力（P = 0.004）和睡眠质量下降（P = 0.003）。应探索减少文化适应压力和改善睡眠质量作为预防一年级国际学生肥胖不良变化的干预措施。
