PMID- 25893114 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150930 LR - 20211203 IS - 2090-0716 (Electronic) IS - 2090-0708 (Print) IS - 2090-0708 (Linking) VI - 2015 DP - 2015 TI - Is acculturation related to obesity in Hispanic/Latino adults? Results from the Hispanic community health study/study of Latinos. PG - 186276 LID - 10.1155/2015/186276 [doi] LID - 186276 AB - BACKGROUND: The study examined the association of obesity with acculturation in a large and diverse sample of US Hispanic/Latino adults. METHODS: The Hispanic Community Health Study (HCHS)/Study of Latinos (SOL) is a community-based cohort study of Hispanic/Latino adults aged 18-74 years (N = 16,415) from four urban areas. Height and weight were directly measured using a standardized protocol. Acculturation was assessed by the Short Acculturation Scale for Hispanics (SASH). Other immigration related variables included place of birth, length of residency in the US, and age at immigration. Odds ratios were calculated to assess the association of overweight, moderate obesity, and extreme obesity (>/=40 kg/m(2)) with acculturation and sociodemographic variables. RESULTS: The prevalence of obesity was 42.4% for women and 36.5% for men and varied by field center and Hispanic/Latino background. The strongest predictor of moderate and extreme obesity was length of residency in mainland US. This association was consistent across Hispanic/Latino backgrounds. Acculturation was not significantly associated with obesity. DISCUSSION: The burden of obesity is high among Hispanic/Latino adults. The study findings suggest that prolonged exposure to the environments in these communities, rather than acculturation, is an important risk factor for obesity in this population. FAU - Isasi, Carmen R AU - Isasi CR AD - Department of Epidemiology & Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA. FAU - Ayala, Guadalupe X AU - Ayala GX AD - Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science, Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University and the Institute for Behavioral and Community Health, San Diego State University Research Foundation, San Diego, CA 92123, USA. FAU - Sotres-Alvarez, Daniela AU - Sotres-Alvarez D AD - Collaborative Studies Coordinating Center, Department of Biostatistics, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USA. FAU - Madanat, Hala AU - Madanat H AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2547-2202 AD - Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science, Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University and the Institute for Behavioral and Community Health, San Diego State University Research Foundation, San Diego, CA 92123, USA. FAU - Penedo, Frank AU - Penedo F AD - Department of Medical Social Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. FAU - Loria, Catherine M AU - Loria CM AD - Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD 20817, USA. FAU - Elder, John P AU - Elder JP AD - Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science, Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University and the Institute for Behavioral and Community Health, San Diego State University Research Foundation, San Diego, CA 92123, USA. FAU - Daviglus, Martha L AU - Daviglus ML AD - Institute for Minority Health Research, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. FAU - Barnhart, Janice AU - Barnhart J AD - Department of Epidemiology & Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA. FAU - Siega-Riz, Anna Maria AU - Siega-Riz AM AD - Departments of Epidemiology and Nutrition, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. FAU - Van Horn, Linda AU - Van Horn L AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1362-5806 AD - Department of Preventive Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60126, USA. FAU - Schneiderman, Neil AU - Schneiderman N AD - The Behavioral Research Center, Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33124, USA. LA - eng GR - N01HC65236/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States GR - N01HC65235/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States GR - N01-HC65237/HC/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States GR - N01HC65234/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States GR - N01HC65233/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States GR - N01HC65237/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States GR - N01-HC65233/HC/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States GR - UL1 TR001073/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States GR - N01-HC65234/HC/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States GR - N01-HC65236/HC/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States GR - P2C HD050924/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States GR - N01-HC65235/HC/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Multicenter Study PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural DEP - 20150329 PL - United States TA - J Obes JT - Journal of obesity JID - 101526295 SB - IM MH - *Acculturation MH - Adult MH - Age Distribution MH - Aged MH - *Community Health Centers MH - Cross-Sectional Studies MH - Environmental Exposure/*adverse effects MH - Female MH - *Health Behavior MH - Health Surveys MH - *Hispanic or Latino/statistics & numerical data MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Obesity/*epidemiology/etiology MH - Prevalence MH - Risk Factors MH - Sex Distribution MH - Social Environment MH - Socioeconomic Factors MH - Surveys and Questionnaires MH - United States/epidemiology PMC - PMC4393894 EDAT- 2015/04/22 06:00 MHDA- 2015/10/01 06:00 PMCR- 2015/03/29 CRDT- 2015/04/21 06:00 PHST- 2014/08/19 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/03/11 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/04/21 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/04/22 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/10/01 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2015/03/29 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1155/2015/186276 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Obes. 2015;2015:186276. doi: 10.1155/2015/186276. Epub 2015 Mar 29.