Associations of Intergenerational Education with Metabolic Health in US Latinos

Citation

Zeki Al Hazzouri, Adina; Haan, Mary N.; Robinson, Whitney R.; Gordon-Larsen, Penny; Garcia, Lorena; Clayton, Erin; & Aiello, Allison E. (2015). Associations of Intergenerational Education with Metabolic Health in US Latinos. Obesity, 23(5), 1097-1104. PMCID: PMC4414717

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the association of intergenerational education and country of birth with waist circumference, metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes among older adult Latinos in the United States.
Methods: We used cross-sectional data from the Sacramento Area Latino Study on Aging, a cohort of older adult Mexican-American Latinos (mean age = 70 years). At baseline, we measured waist circumference and assessed metabolic syndrome and diabetes according to established guidelines (N = 1,789). Participants were classified as US-born or foreign-born based on self-reported birth country. Participants reported their parents' education level (

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/oby.21051

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year Published

2015

Journal Title

Obesity

Author(s)

Zeki Al Hazzouri, Adina
Haan, Mary N.
Robinson, Whitney R.
Gordon-Larsen, Penny
Garcia, Lorena
Clayton, Erin
Aiello, Allison E.

PMCID

PMC4414717

ORCiD

Robinson, W - 0000-0003-4009-0488