کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3100578 1191201 2013 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
The association of religiosity with overweight/obese body mass index among Asian Indian immigrants in California
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی طب مکمل و جایگزین
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
The association of religiosity with overweight/obese body mass index among Asian Indian immigrants in California
چکیده انگلیسی


• We examined the association of religiosity with overweight or obesity in a large random sample of Asian Indians in the U.S.
• Religiosity was positively associated with overweight/obese BMI among Asian Indian immigrants.
• Highly religious Hindus and Sikhs were more likely to be overweight/obese.
• We were unable to determine a relationship among the small sample of Muslims.

ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to examine the association between religiosity and overweight or obese body mass index among a multi-religious group of Asian Indian immigrants residing in California.MethodsWe examined cross-sectional survey data obtained from in-language telephone interviews with 3228 mostly immigrant Asian Indians in the 2004 California Asian Indian Tobacco Survey using multivariate logistic regression.ResultsHigh self-identified religiosity was significantly associated with higher BMI after adjusting for socio-demographic and acculturation measures. Highly religious Asian Indians had 1.53 greater odds (95% CI: 1.18, 2.00) of being overweight or obese than low religiosity immigrants, though this varied by religious affiliation. Religiosity was associated with greater odds of being overweight/obese for Hindus (OR 1.54; 95% CI: 1.08, 2.22) and Sikhs (OR 1.88; 95% CI: 1.07, 3.30), but not for Muslims (OR 0.69; 95% CI: 0.28, 1.70).ConclusionsReligiosity in Hindus and Sikhs, but not immigrant Muslims, appears to be independently associated with greater body mass index among Asian Indians. If this finding is confirmed, future research should identify potentially mutable mechanisms by which religion-specific religiosity affects overweight/obesity risk.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Preventive Medicine - Volume 57, Issue 4, October 2013, Pages 315–321
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