Socio-Demographic and Dietary Factors Associated with Excess Body Weight and Abdominal Obesity among Resettled Bhutanese Refugee Women in Northeast Ohio, United States
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15513441 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Madhav P Bhatta (0000-0003-4488-6133, Kent State University, corresponding author), Madhav Bhatta (Kent State University), Lori Assad (Kent State University), Sunita Shakya (0000-0001-8046-2456, Kent State University) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 6639-6652 |
| Publication date | 2014-06-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph110706639 |
| PMID | 24968209 |
| PMCID | PMC4113834 |
| OpenAlex | W1967048819 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 29 |
Studies of obesity and related health conditions among the Bhutanese, one of the largest refugee groups resettled in the United States in the past five years, are limited. This study examined the factors associated with excess body weight (body mass index ≥ 23 kg/m2) and abdominal obesity (waist circumference > 80 cm) in a community-based sample of 18-65 year old Bhutanese refugee women in Northeast Ohio. A Nepali-language questionnaire was used to measure socio-demographic and dietary factors. Height, weight, and waist circumference were measured to define excess body weight and abdominal obesity. The mean (±standard deviation) age of the 108 participants was 36.5 (±12.2) years and length of time in the U.S. was 19.4 (±11.9) months. Overall, 64.8% and 69.4% of the women had excess body weight and abdominal obesity, respectively. Age was significantly associated with both excess body weight (odds ratio: 1.10; 95% confidence interval: 1.05-1.16) and abdominal obesity (1.09; 1.04-1.14). Consuming meat (4.01; 1.14-14.60) was significantly associated with excess body weight but not abdominal obesity. These findings suggest the need for lifestyle and dietary change education programs among this new and vulnerable group to reduce the prevalence of excess body weight and abdominal obesity and their health consequences
Abdominal obesity · Anthropometry · Body mass index · Confidence interval · Obesity · Odds ratio · Waist · Demography · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Nutrition and Health in Aging · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Gerontology · Internal Medicine
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
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| Citations per year | 0,91 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2024 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |