Department of Social and Behavioral Health, School of Public Health, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), Las Vegas, NV 89119, USA.
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), Las Vegas, NV 89119, USA.
Nutrients. 2024 Oct 24;16(21):3610. doi: 10.3390/nu16213610.
Latino children in the United States (US) have a higher prevalence of overweight/obesity compared to white children. Previous studies suggest that acculturation to the US is associated with health behaviors such as diet, body mass index (BMI), and physical activity. However, the role of parental acculturation remains understudied, particularly with the use of validated measures.
The objective of this study was to evaluate parental acculturation and its association with parental interpersonal factors and health behaviors in the preschool-aged child.
Data were analyzed from 187 Latino parents in Nevada. Parents completed a self-reported, cross-sectional survey. Acculturation was assessed using Norris' 4-item validated acculturation measure. The average age of the preschool-aged children was 45.5 months, and their mean BMI percentile was 96.4% (SD ± 18.7). The mean parental acculturation score was 2.1 (SD ± 1.2). Children were physically active an average of 4.9 (SD ± 2.0) days per week. After controlling for covariates, the results indicated that parental acculturation was positively associated with physical activity and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption. However, parental acculturation was not associated with child BMI percentile, or the consumption of fruits, vegetables, and sweet snacks.
These findings can inform future research on culturally tailored intervention strategies to boost physical activity and reduce sugar-sweetened beverage intake among Latino preschool-aged children.
与美国白人儿童相比，美国的拉丁裔儿童超重/肥胖的比例更高。先前的研究表明，与美国的文化融合与饮食、体重指数（BMI）和身体活动等健康行为有关。然而，父母的文化融合作用仍未得到充分研究，特别是使用经过验证的措施。
本研究旨在评估父母的文化融合及其与学龄前儿童父母人际因素和健康行为的关系。
对内华达州的 187 名拉丁裔父母进行了数据分析。父母完成了一份自我报告的横断面调查。使用 Norris 的 4 项经验证的文化融合测量方法评估文化融合。学龄前儿童的平均年龄为 45.5 个月，其平均 BMI 百分位数为 96.4%（SD ± 18.7）。父母平均文化融合得分 2.1（SD ± 1.2）。儿童平均每周进行 4.9 天（SD ± 2.0）的身体活动。在控制协变量后，结果表明父母的文化融合与身体活动和含糖饮料的消费呈正相关。然而，父母的文化融合与儿童的 BMI 百分位数、水果、蔬菜和甜食的消费无关。
这些发现可以为未来的研究提供信息，以制定针对文化的干预策略，提高拉丁裔学龄前儿童的身体活动水平并减少含糖饮料的摄入。
