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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
卷 19, 期 10, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19106063
关键词
cardiovascular prevention; overweight or obesity; ethnicity; health policies; minority groups; immigration; migrant
资金
- Regione Toscana (PreDiCHIP)
- National Institute for Health, Migration and Poverty (NIHMP) [J82I15000870005]
The study found that first-generation Chinese migrants in Italy had a lower level of body-size perception compared to native Italians. In the Chinese cohort, factors like female gender, BMI, and years spent in Italy contributed to a desire to be thinner, while age showed a negative impact. The study suggests the importance of prevention programs specifically targeted towards men.
Body-size perception is an important factor in motivating people to lose weight. Study aim was to explore the perception of body image among first-generation Chinese migrants living in Italy. A sample of 1258 Chinese first-generation immigrants and of 285 native Italians living in Prato, Italy, underwent blood pressure measurements, blood tests (with measurement of glucose, cholesterol, and triglycerides), and anthropometric measurements. Body-size perception was investigated with Pulvers' figure rating scale using logistic or linear multivariable regression adjusted for age, gender, BMI, education and years spent in Italy. Chinese migrants had lower BMI and discrepancy score (preferred minus current body size) than Italians (p < 0.05 for both). After a logistic regression analysis, the discrepancy score remained lower in the Chinese than in the Italian cohort independently from BMI and other confounders (OR 0.68; 95%CI 0.50 to 0.92). In the Chinese cohort, female gender, BMI and years spent in Italy were positive determinants of discrepancy score (desire to be thinner), while age showed negative impact (p < 0.05 for all). Overweight is an important risk factor for diabetes, a very prevalent condition among first-generation Chinese migrants. The present study offers useful information and suggests the need for prevention programs specifically addressed to men.
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