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OCCURRENCE AND CORRELATES OF OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY AMONG ISLAND PUERTO RICAN YOUTH
Ethnicity & disease, v 21(2), pp 163-169
01 Mar 2011
PMID: 21749019
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Abstract
Objective and Main Outcome Measures: This article provides 2005-2008 population-based prevalence data on obesity and overweight among youth residing in Puerto Rico.
Design and Setting: Data for this report are from the Asthma, Depression, and Anxiety in Puerto Rican Youth (ADA) study. Measures included height and weight level data on youth in Puerto Rico aged 10 to 19 years with and without asthma as well as body mass index data on their caregivers.
Participants: A total of 436 youth-caregiver dyads were selected and weighted to represent the general population of youth in Puerto Rico using 2008 US Census data.
Results: Household surveys demonstrated that 40% of youth aged 10 to 19 were overweight or obese. Twenty-five percent met moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity guidelines, however, physical activity was not associated with overweight or obesity in this sample. In multivariate analyses, females were 50% less likely than males to be overweight or obese. Older youth were 73% less likely to be overweight or obese than younger youth. Youth whose parents were obese were more than two times more likely to be overweight or obese than those whose parents were at a desirable weight.
Conclusions: Youth in Puerto Rico have higher rates of overweight and obesity and lower compliance to moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity guidelines than rates reported for youth on the mainland. More population-based research is needed to understand the epidemiology of obesity and overweight among island Puerto Rican youth and the contribution of physical activity to the phenomenon. (Ethn Dis. 2011; 21(2):163-169)
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- Title
- OCCURRENCE AND CORRELATES OF OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY AMONG ISLAND PUERTO RICAN YOUTH
- Creators
- Jeremiah R. Garza - Univ Calif Los Angeles, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Hlth Serv, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USAEdna Acosta Perez - Univ Puerto Rico, Behav Sci Res Inst, San Juan, PR 00936 USAMichael Prelip - Univ Calif Los Angeles, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Community Hlth Sci, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USAWilliam J. McCarthy - Univ Calif Los Angeles, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Hlth Serv, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USAJonathan M. Feldman - Albert Einstein Coll Med, Dept Epidemiol & Populat Hlth, Bronx, NY 10467 USAGlorisa Canino - Univ Puerto Rico, Behav Sci Res Inst, San Juan, PR 00936 USAAlexander N. Ortega - Univ Calif Los Angeles, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Hlth Serv, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
- Publication Details
- Ethnicity & disease, v 21(2), pp 163-169
- Publisher
- ETHNICITY & DISEASE, INC
- Number of pages
- 7
- Grant note
- R01MH069849 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) P60MD002261 / NATIONAL CENTER ON MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute on Minority Health & Health Disparities (NIMHD) R25 RR17589 / National Center for Research Resources (NCRR); United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) P50 HL105188 / National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI); United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI) R01 MH069849 / National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH); United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) 5P60 MD002261-02 / National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHHD); United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute on Minority Health & Health Disparities (NIMHD) P50HL105188 / NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI)
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- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000292434000006
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-80053321742
- Other Identifier
- 991019296800504721
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