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Risk groups for overweight and obesity among Turkish and Moroccan migrants in The Netherlands.
Public Health. 2008 Jun; 122(6):625-30.PH

Abstract

OBJECTIVES

The association between sociodemographic factors and acculturation with overweight/obesity in Turks and Moroccans was studied to identify target groups for prevention.

STUDY DESIGN

A cross-sectional study was undertaken among a sample of 1384 Turks and Moroccans aged 35-74 years in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

METHODS

Data were collected by structured face-to-face interviews. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated from self-reported height and weight data. Sociodemographic variables collected were sex, age, educational level, marital status, parity and income level. Acculturation was measured by cultural orientation and length of residence in The Netherlands. Data of 1095 Turks and Moroccans were analysed using logistic regression, with overweight/obesity (BMI 25.0) as the dependent variable.

RESULTS

The prevalence of overweight/obesity was high (57-89%). Age, marital status, parity, income level, cultural orientation and length of residence were not associated or only weakly associated with overweight/obesity. Educational level and overweight/obesity were strongly associated in Turkish women (odds ratio 4.56; 95% confidence intervals 1.54-13.51).

CONCLUSIONS

The high prevalence of overweight/obesity in Turkish and Moroccan migrants varies little across sociodemographic groups and is not associated with acculturation. Poorly educated Turkish women are at particularly high risk.

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Dijkshoorn H
Municipal Health Service Amsterdam, Department of Epidemiology, Documentation and Health Promotion, P.O. Box 2200, 1000 CE Amsterdam, The Netherlands. hdijkshoorn@ggd.amsterdam.nl
Nierkens V
No affiliation info available
Nicolaou M
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MeSH

AcculturationAdultAgedBody Mass IndexHumansInterviews as TopicMiddle AgedMoroccoNetherlandsObesityOverweightRisk FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesTransients and MigrantsTurkey

Pub Type(s)

Comparative Study
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

18294664

Citation

Dijkshoorn, H, et al. "Risk Groups for Overweight and Obesity Among Turkish and Moroccan Migrants in the Netherlands." Public Health, vol. 122, no. 6, 2008, pp. 625-30.
Dijkshoorn H, Nierkens V, Nicolaou M. Risk groups for overweight and obesity among Turkish and Moroccan migrants in The Netherlands. Public Health. 2008;122(6):625-30.
Dijkshoorn, H., Nierkens, V., & Nicolaou, M. (2008). Risk groups for overweight and obesity among Turkish and Moroccan migrants in The Netherlands. Public Health, 122(6), 625-30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2007.08.016
Dijkshoorn H, Nierkens V, Nicolaou M. Risk Groups for Overweight and Obesity Among Turkish and Moroccan Migrants in the Netherlands. Public Health. 2008;122(6):625-30. PubMed PMID: 18294664.
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