Predictors of Obesity in Latino Children: Acculturation as a Moderator of the Relationship Between Food Insecurity and Body Mass Index Percentile |
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Authors: | Joanna Buscemi Bettina M Beech George Relyea |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Psychology, University of Memphis, 202 Psychology Building, Memphis, TN 38152, USA;(2) Division of General Internal Medicine and Public Health, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA;(3) Center for Community Health and School of Public Health, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, USA |
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Abstract: | As Latino children acculturate to the United States, they are at risk for excess weight gain. Existing literature suggests
that higher levels of food insecurity may predict obesity, but the role of acculturation is not well understood. Latino children
ages 2–17 of both immigrant and non-immigrant parents (n = 63) were recruited from a primary care clinic serving low income families. Child anthropometric measures, and parent acculturation
and food insecurity measures were collected via self-administered questionnaires. Over 63% of the patients were either overweight
or obese according to criteria established by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Regression analysis revealed
acculturation as a significant moderating variable between food insecurity and BMI percentile, F(5,12) = 4.836, P = .017, R
2 = .707 in children of Latino immigrants. The identification of this relationship may serve to facilitate in the development
of future weight-gain prevention interventions in primary care settings within Latino immigrant populations. |
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