Duration of US residence is associated with overweight risk in Filipino immigrants living in NY metro area

Afable, Aimee; Ursua, Rhodora; Wyatt, Laura C.; Aguilar, David; Kwon, Simona C.; Islam, Nadia S.; Trinh-Shevrin, Chau

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Duration of US residence is associated with overweight risk in Filipino immigrants living in NY metro area

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2016 Jan-Mar
By Afable, Aimee ; Ursua, Rhodora ; Wyatt, Laura C. ; ...

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Fam Community Health
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Afable, Aimee ; Ursua, Rhodora ; Wyatt, Laura C. ; Aguilar, David ; Kwon, Simona C. ; Islam, Nadia S. ; Trinh-Shevrin, Chau
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We examined the association between years living in the United States and overweight risk among a community sample of Filipino adult immigrants living in the New York metropolitan area. We found a significant and adverse association between years living in the United States and overweight risk. Compared with Filipinos who lived in the United States less than 5 years, those who lived in the United States 10 years or longer had a higher overweight risk; this association was present only among Filipinos who migrated to New York metropolitan area at 30 years of age or younger. Studies on causal mechanisms explaining this pattern are needed.
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Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 And Over Article Assimilation Emigrants And Immigrants Emigration And Immigration Female Filipinos Humans Male Middle Aged New York Obesity Overweight Philippines Risk Factors Time Factors Young Adult
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Fam Community Health. 39(1):13-23
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26605951
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PMC4662079
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Journal Article
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U48 DP001904/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States ; UL1 TR001445/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States ; 1U48DP001904-01/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States ; U54 MD000538/MD/NIMHD NIH HHS/United States ; R24MD001786/MD/NIMHD NIH HHS/United States ; U48 DP005008/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States ; P60MD000538/MD/NIMHD NIH HHS/United States ; P60 MD000538/MD/NIMHD NIH HHS/United States ; UL1 TR000038/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States ; R24 MD001786/MD/NIMHD NIH HHS/United States
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39
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1
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