Jennette P Moreno1, Elizabeth Vaughan2, Daphne Hernandez3, Ryan T Cameron4, John P Foreyt2, Craig A Johnston3. 1. USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics-Nutrition, Baylor College of Medicine, 1100 Bates Ave, Houston, TX, 77030, USA. palcic@bcm.edu. 2. Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, 6655 Travis Suite 320, Houston, TX, USA. 3. Department of Health & Human Performance and the Texas Obesity Research Center, University of Houston, 3855 Holman Street, Houston, TX, USA. 4. USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics-Nutrition, Baylor College of Medicine, 1100 Bates Ave, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Previous studies revealed that higher levels of acculturation are related to obesity in Hispanic adults. Conflicting findings exist regarding this relationship in children, and little is known about the impact of acculturation on children's success in pediatric weight management programs. The purposes of the study were to (1) examine the relationship between acculturation and overweight/obese weight status and (2) determine the impact of acculturation on the changes in weight status among overweight/obese children 12 and 24 months after having participated in a weight management intervention. METHODS: This is a secondary analysis of aggregated data from three randomized control trials that occurred between 2005 and 2009. Height, weight, and level of acculturation using the Child Short Scale for Hispanics (C-SASH) were measured in a sample of Hispanic children (n = 559). Logistic regression models were used to study phase 1 (n = 559) and phase 2 (n = 142), controlling for child and family characteristics. RESULTS: Children reporting high levels of acculturation had a 52 % lower odds of being overweight or obese. Among overweight/obese children who participated in the intervention, high levels of acculturation demonstrated greater reductions in standardized body mass index (zBMI) at 24 months. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study indicate a need to tailor weight management programs for Hispanic children who have lower levels of acculturation.
BACKGROUND: Previous studies revealed that higher levels of acculturation are related to obesity in Hispanic adults. Conflicting findings exist regarding this relationship in children, and little is known about the impact of acculturation on children's success in pediatric weight management programs. The purposes of the study were to (1) examine the relationship between acculturation and overweight/obese weight status and (2) determine the impact of acculturation on the changes in weight status among overweight/obesechildren 12 and 24 months after having participated in a weight management intervention. METHODS: This is a secondary analysis of aggregated data from three randomized control trials that occurred between 2005 and 2009. Height, weight, and level of acculturation using the Child Short Scale for Hispanics (C-SASH) were measured in a sample of Hispanic children (n = 559). Logistic regression models were used to study phase 1 (n = 559) and phase 2 (n = 142), controlling for child and family characteristics. RESULTS:Children reporting high levels of acculturation had a 52 % lower odds of being overweight or obese. Among overweight/obesechildren who participated in the intervention, high levels of acculturation demonstrated greater reductions in standardized body mass index (zBMI) at 24 months. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study indicate a need to tailor weight management programs for Hispanic children who have lower levels of acculturation.
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Keywords:
Acculturation; Adolescents; Hispanic; Obesity; School-based program
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