Department of Food and Nutrition, Kunsan National University, Daehak-ro 558, Gunsan 54150, Korea.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Apr 28;19(9):5370. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19095370.
The number of foreign students is increasing worldwide, and they suffer from acculturation to different environments or cultures. This pilot study examined the difference in overweight or obesity, changes in dietary habits after studying abroad and sleep quality according to acculturative degree among 225 Asian foreign students in South Korea. Most subjects (61.8%) experienced a low acculturative degree. The change in dietary habits after studying abroad showed a significant difference according to the acculturative degree (p < 0.001); however, there were no differences observed in sleep quality (p = 0.090) and prevalence of overweight or obesity according to acculturative degree (p = 0.101). Interestingly, a difference in the risk for being overweight or obese by sleep quality after being stratified into groups according to acculturative degree was observed. Among the groups with a low acculturative degree, subjects reporting poor sleep quality had a 2.875-fold (95% CI = 1.167−7.080) higher risk of being overweight or obese than those reporting good sleep quality. However, the risk of being overweight or obese was not different among the high acculturative group regardless of their sleep quality. The results showed that the degree of acculturation could influence the risk of being overweight or obese according to sleep quality among Asian foreign students.
全球范围内留学生数量不断增加，他们面临着适应不同环境或文化的文化冲击。本研究旨在调查 225 名在韩亚洲留学生的文化适应程度对超重或肥胖、留学后饮食习惯变化和睡眠质量的影响。大多数受试者（61.8%）经历了低度文化适应。留学后饮食习惯的变化与文化适应程度存在显著差异（p<0.001）；然而，睡眠质量（p=0.090）和超重或肥胖的流行率与文化适应程度无关（p=0.101）。有趣的是，根据文化适应程度对睡眠质量进行分层后，超重或肥胖的风险存在差异。在低度文化适应程度的组中，睡眠质量差的受试者超重或肥胖的风险比睡眠质量好的受试者高 2.875 倍（95%CI=1.167-7.080）。然而，在高度文化适应组中，无论睡眠质量如何，超重或肥胖的风险并无差异。研究结果表明，文化适应程度可能会影响亚洲留学生的睡眠质量与超重或肥胖风险之间的关系。
