ArticleJournal of health, population, and nutrition2019
Association between environmental factors and BMI: evidence from recent immigrants from developing countries.
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- Obesity and the experienced cultural, economic, and climate variations among immigrants to high-income countries: An umbrella review of the literature.Public health nutrition · 2026Review
- Obesity and metabolic disease in migrants: a role for the gut microbiome?Frontiers in clinical diabetes and healthcare · 2025Review
- Demographic and Socioeconomic Determinants of Body Mass Index in People of Working Age.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundTo study the association between the surrounding local environmental factors and the body mass index of immigrants in the USA.
methodsWe use the New Immigrant Survey, to study the association of obesity prevalence in a region on body mass index. We consider local obesity rate as an outcome of the local environmental factors. Using ordinary least squares, three versions of equations are estimated to quantify the contribution of individual-level, acculturation, and environmental effects on immigrants' body mass index.
resultsWe find statistically significant results for the correlation of local obesity rate and body mass index. For every 1% increase in the obesity rate, the body mass index levels increase by 0.182 kg/m
conclusionsImmigrants' body mass index increase with the increase in the local obesity rate of the region where they reside.
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