Prevalence and Perception of Obesity Among Sub-Saharan Africans in Korea.
Acculturation
Adult
Africa South of the Sahara
/ ethnology
Age Factors
Body Mass Index
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Middle Aged
Obesity
/ ethnology
Overweight
/ ethnology
Perception
Prevalence
Republic of Korea
/ epidemiology
Risk Factors
Sex Factors
Time Factors
Young Adult
Immigrants
Obesity
Perception
Sub-Saharan Africa
Journal
Journal of immigrant and minority health
ISSN: 1557-1920
Titre abrégé: J Immigr Minor Health
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101256527
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jun 2019
Jun 2019
Historique:
pubmed:
28
6
2018
medline:
18
12
2019
entrez:
28
6
2018
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
There is a dearth of obesity study among sub-Saharan African immigrants in Seoul, Korea. We investigated the prevalence and perception of obesity among this population. A cross-sectional study involving 211 immigrants aged 20 years and above from sub-Saharan Africa was carried out, using a structured questionnaire. Obesity (BMI ≥ 30.0 kg/m²) was calculated as the primary outcome variable. The overall prevalence of obesity was 27.0% (men 22.6% and women 36.8%). In a logistic regression analysis adjusting for age, obesity was significantly associated with increased duration of residence. Participants were 4.03 (95% CI 1.63-9.94) more likely to disagree than agree that obesity is a sign of wealth and that it gives respect. There is an urgent need to assess the possible factors predisposing sub-Saharan Africans to obesity and interventions should be designed targeting their lifestyle modification for healthy weight.
Identifiants
pubmed: 29948651
doi: 10.1007/s10903-018-0748-z
pii: 10.1007/s10903-018-0748-z
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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