Latino Children's Obesity Risk Varies by Place of Birth: Findings from New York City Public School Youth, 2006-2017.
Child Obes
; 18(5): 291-300, 2022 07.
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ABSTRACT
Introduction:
Research showing that place of birth (POB) predicts excess weight gain and obesity risk among Latino adults has not prompted similar research in Latino children, although childhood is a critical period for preventing obesity.Objective:
To identify differences in obesity risk among Latino children by POB.Methods:
Longitudinal cohort observational study on public school children self-identified by parent/guardian as Latino in grades K-12 for school years 2006-07 through 2016-17 with measured weight and height (n = 570,172students; 3,103,642observations). POB reported by parent/guardian was categorized as continental United States [not New York City (NYC)] (n = 295,693), NYC (n = 166,361), South America (n = 19,452), Central America (n = 10,241), Dominican Republic (n = 57,0880), Puerto Rico (n = 9687), and Mexico (n = 9647). Age- and sex-specific BMI percentiles were estimated based on established growth charts. Data were analyzed in 2020.Results:
Prevalence of obesity was highest among US (non-NYC)-born girls (21%) and boys (27%), followed by NYC-born girls (19%) and boys (25%). Among girls, South Americans (9%) had the lowest prevalence of all levels of obesity, while Puerto Ricans (19%) and Dominicans (15%) had the highest prevalence. Among boys, South Americans also had the lowest prevalence of all levels of obesity (15%), while Puerto Ricans (22%) and Mexicans (21%) had the highest. In adjusted models, obesity risk was highest in US (non-NYC)-born children, followed by children born in NYC (p < 0.001). Immigrant Latino children exhibited an advantage even after controlling for individual and neighborhood sociodemographic features, particularly Dominicans, South Americans, and Puerto Ricans.Conclusions:
The heterogeneity of obesity risk among Latino children highlights the importance of POB.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Obesidade Infantil
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Child Obes
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos