Prevalence and Perception of Obesity Among Sub-Saharan Africansin Korea

被引：3

作者：

Alaeze, Ijeoma ^{[1
,2
]}

Newell, Maxine ^{[2
,3
]}

Yun, Mieun ^{[5
]}

Chun, Sungsoo ^{[2
,4
]}

机构：

[1] Sahmyook Univ, Dept Publ Hlth, Seoul, South Korea

[2] Sahmyook Univ, Korean Inst Alcohol Problems, Seoul, South Korea

[3] Asia Pacific Int Univ, Fac Sci, Muak Lek, Saraburi, Thailand

[4] Sahmyook Univ, Dept Hlth Management, Seoul, South Korea

[5] Sahmyook Univ, Dept Food & Nutr, 815 Hwarang Ro, Seoul 139742, South Korea

来源：

JOURNAL OF IMMIGRANT AND MINORITY HEALTH | 2019年 / 21卷 / 03期

关键词：

Obesity; Immigrants; Perception; Sub-Saharan Africa; BODY-MASS INDEX; SOCIOECONOMIC-STATUS; HEALTH; OVERWEIGHT; STRESS; IMMIGRANT; BEHAVIOR; RISK; MIGRANTS; ARRIVAL;

D O I：

10.1007/s10903-018-0748-z

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

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 20years and above from sub-Saharan Africa was carried out, using a structured questionnaire. Obesity (BMI30.0kg/m(2)) 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.

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