Influence of race, acculturation, and socioeconomic status on tendency toward overweight in Asian-American and Mexican-American early adolescent females

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 188-197

  Schaefer, Sara E ^a   Salazar, Melissa ^a   Bruhn, Christine ^a   Saviano, Dennis ^b   Boushey, Carol ^b   Van Loan, Marta D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Body fat; Ethnicity; Overweight; Socio economic

Indexed keywords

ACCULTURATION RATING SCALE FOR MEXICAN AMERICANS II; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ASIAN AMERICANS; BODY MASS INDEX; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INCOME; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE STYLE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; OBESITY; PEER GROUP; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67349202132     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-008-9150-6     Document Type: Article

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