ArticleJournal of immigrant and minority health2017
Predictors of Obesity Among Nigerian Immigrants in the United States.
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- Sub-Saharan African Immigrants Living in the United States Maintain Healthy Diets Despite Dietary Acculturation: A Scoping Review.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2025Article
- The Immigrant Memory Collaborative: A Community-University Partnership to Assess African Immigrant Families' Experiences with Dementia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Longer Residence in the United States is Associated With More Physical Function Limitations in African Immigrant Older Adults.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2022Article
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Abstract
Obesity is a highly prevalent cardiovascular disease risk factor globally and in African-descent populations. A cross-sectional study of obesity among a Nigerian immigrant sample population in the United States was conducted. Data was obtained through a web-based survey. Spearman's correlation and logistic regression were used to determine sociodemographic and behavioral determinants of obesity. The results showed no significant relationship between obesity and education, socioeconomic status, length of stay, and level of physical activity. However, we identified a significant association between weekly consumption of alcohol and all obesity (OR 1.78, 95 % CI 1.091, 2.919), and moderate/morbid obesity (OR 2.46, 95 % CI 1.213, 4.999), and between gender and moderate/morbid obesity-men were less likely (OR .030, 95 % CI .001, .733) to be obese. These findings provide strong evidence to inform targeted screening for excessive alcohol consumption along with other primary prevention strategies that may reduce the prevalence of obesity among the Nigerian immigrant population.
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