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ArticleJournal of immigrant and minority health2019

Prevalence and Perception of Obesity Among Sub-Saharan Africans in Korea.

Ijeoma Alaeze, Maxine Newell, Mieun Yun, Sungsoo Chun

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Ijeoma AlaezeDepartment of Public Health, Sahmyook University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Maxine NewellKorean Institute on Alcohol Problems, Sahmyook University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Mieun YunDepartment of Food and Nutrition, Sahmyook University, 815 Hwarang-Ro, Nowon-Gu, Seoul, 139-742, Republic of Korea. meyun@syu.ac.kr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5630-0035
Sungsoo ChunKorean Institute on Alcohol Problems, Sahmyook University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

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There is a dearth of obesity study among sub-Saharan African immigrants in Seoul, Korea. We investigated the prevalence and perception of obesity among this population. A cross-sectional study involving 211 immigrants aged 20 years and above from sub-Saharan Africa was carried out, using a structured questionnaire. Obesity (BMI ≥ 30.0 kg/m²) was calculated as the primary outcome variable. The overall prevalence of obesity was 27.0% (men 22.6% and women 36.8%). In a logistic regression analysis adjusting for age, obesity was significantly associated with increased duration of residence. Participants were 4.03 (95% CI 1.63-9.94) more likely to disagree than agree that obesity is a sign of wealth and that it gives respect. There is an urgent need to assess the possible factors predisposing sub-Saharan Africans to obesity and interventions should be designed targeting their lifestyle modification for healthy weight.

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AcculturationAdultAfrica South of the SaharaAge FactorsBody Mass IndexCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedObesityOverweightPerceptionPrevalenceRepublic of KoreaImmigrantsObesityPerceptionSub-Saharan Africa

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