Factors Associated with Overweight and Obesity Among Children of Mexican Descent: Results of a Binational Study

Overview

Journal J Immigr Minor Health

Publisher Springer

Specialties Public Health
Social Sciences

Date 2010 Mar 11

PMID 20217234

Citations 33

Authors

Lisa G Rosas

Sylvia Guendelman

Kim Harley

Lia C H Fernald

Lynnette Neufeld

Fabiola Mejia

Brenda Eskenazi

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Abstract

The prevalence of childhood obesity is high among young children of Mexican origin in the United States, however, the determinants are poorly understood. We conducted a binational study with a sample from California (CA) and Mexico (MX), to identify and compare the most important factors associated with overweight and obesity among children of Mexican descent. Significantly more children were classified as overweight or obese in CA compared to MX (53.3 vs. 14.9%, P < 0.01). In CA and MX, having an obese mother was significantly associated with being overweight or obese. In MX, male gender, high socioeconomic status and very low food insecurity were associated with being overweight or obese. These data offer hypotheses for how migration may influence the high prevalence of overweight among the Mexican children in California.

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