Ethnic differences in body mass index and associated factors of adolescents from minorities in Oslo, Norway
A cross-sectional study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15094293 |
|---|---|
| Authors | BN Kumar (University of Oslo, corresponding author), Gerd Holmboe‐Ottesen (University of Oslo), G Holmboe-Ottesen, Nancy Lien (0000-0003-1486-4769, University of Oslo), Margareta Wandel (University of Oslo) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 999-1008 |
| Publication date | 2004-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Health Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1079/phn2004644 |
| PMID | 15555201 |
| OpenAlex | W2098129527 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 32 |
Objectives: To examine ethnic differences in body mass index (BMI), food habits and physical activity, and determine the factors contributing to differences in BMI. Design and method: In 2000–2001, 7343 (response rate 88%) 15- and 16-year-old students, enrolled in lower secondary schools in Oslo, participated in the cross-sectional Oslo Health Study. Of these participants, 1719 were defined as ethnic minorities. Results: Significant gender and ethnic differences in mean BMI were observed. Of the ethnic minority adolescents, 5.8% were underweight ( 85th percentile of the US CDC/NCHS reference distribution). BMI was not significantly associated with either socio-economic factors or physical activity. Food habits and physical activity differed with ethnicity but not with socio-economic factors. An ordinal regression showed that girls from East Asia (odds ratio (OR) 0.4) and boys from sub-Saharan Africa (OR 0.4) had lower BMI than the Western group. Among girls, higher BMI was associated with less frequent consumption of chocolates and sweets, full-fat milk and breakfast (OR 2.4, 1.7 and 1.7, respectively). Higher BMI, for both boys and girls, was associated with current and past dieting (OR 3.7 and 4.2, respectively). Conclusions: Adolescent food habits and physical activity varied by gender and ethnicity but not with socio-economic factors. BMI was associated with ethnicity, gender and food habits, but no significant relationship was observed with socio-economic factors or physical activity. Ethnicity, in addition to gender, should be taken into consideration when studying BMI and associated factors among adolescents
Anthropometry · Body mass index · Cross-sectional study · Dieting · Ethnic group · Obesity · Overweight · Percentile · Underweight · Birth, Development, and Health · Demography · Medicine · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Gerontology
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| Citations per year | 0,81 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2025 (21) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |