Abstract:
:Very little work has examined the relationship between food hardship (having inconsistent financial resources to buy food) and obesity among immigrant groups. A cross-sectional study was conducted in a low-income, multi-racial/ethnic adult sample in greater Boston, MA (n = 828). Modified Poisson regression models estimated the association between food hardship obesity (BMI ≥ 30) among adults reporting food hardship; interactions were tested by place of birth. Body mass index (BMI) was based on anthropometric height and weight. In adjusted models, those experiencing food hardship were more likely to be obese (RR 1.17, CI 1.07, 1.29) than those not experiencing food hardship. Participants from Haiti reporting food hardship were more likely to be obese than those not reporting hardship (RR 1.58, CI 1.23, 2.04); this was not the case among other groups (US born, Puerto Rican, Latin American, Other). The relationship between food hardship and weight may vary among immigrant subgroups.
journal_name
J Immigr Minor Healthjournal_title
Journal of immigrant and minority healthauthors
Caspi CE,Tucker-Seeley RD,Adamkiewicz G,Roberto CA,Stoddard AM,Sorensen GCdoi
10.1007/s10903-016-0344-zsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2017-02-01 00:00:00pages
130-137issue
1eissn
1557-1912issn
1557-1920pii
10.1007/s10903-016-0344-zjournal_volume
19pub_type
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