期刊
ECONOMICS & HUMAN BIOLOGY
卷 11, 期 1, 页码 1-7出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2012.02.003
关键词
Obesity; Acculturation; Changes in Body Mass Index; Immigrants
资金
- Research Council of Norway through the Health Economics Research Program at the University of Oslo (HERO)
We study Body Mass Index (BMI) changes among immigrants from Iran, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Turkey, and Vietnam relative to native Norwegians in Oslo. We assess the effect of acculturation on BMI changes. We hypothesize that acculturation reduces the gap of BMIs between natives and immigrants. Acculturation is measured by immigrants' language skills. Our data come from two surveys in Oslo 2000-2002. Weights and heights were measured at the surveys; participants were asked to recall weights when they were 25 years old. Norwegian language skills and socio-economic data were collected. Our findings support our hypothesis. Acculturation, as measured by proficiency in the Norwegian language, has the predicted effects on BMI changes. We do not find any effect of immigrants' time of residency on BMI changes. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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