The association of religiosity with overweight/obese body mass index among Asian Indian immigrants in California.
Prev Med
; 57(4): 315-21, 2013 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-23769898
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The 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.METHODS:
We 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.RESULTS:
High 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).CONCLUSIONS:
Religiosity 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.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Espiritualidade
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Sobrepeso
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Obesidade
Tipo de estudo:
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
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
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Asia
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article