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Association between environmental factors and BMI: evidence from recent immigrants from developing countries
Bhagyashree Katare1, Sanchita Chakrovorty2
1Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, 640 Krannert Building, 403 W State Street, West Lafayette, IN, 47906, USA. bkatare@purdue.edu.
Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition
|July 7, 2019
Summary
Immigrants
Area of Science:
- Environmental Health
- Sociology
- Public Health
Background:
- Investigating the link between local environmental factors and immigrant health.
- Focusing on body mass index (BMI) as a key health indicator.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the association between local environmental factors and the body mass index (BMI) of immigrants in the USA.
- To quantify the influence of individual, acculturation, and environmental factors on immigrant BMI.
Main Methods:
- Utilized the New Immigrant Survey data.
- Employed ordinary least squares regression to analyze relationships.
- Assessed individual-level, acculturation, and environmental effects on BMI.
Main Results:
- A significant positive correlation was found between local obesity rates and immigrant BMI.
- A 1% increase in regional obesity rate corresponded to a 0.182 kg/m² increase in immigrant BMI.
- Dietary assimilation in immigrants is influenced by local environment, impacting female immigrants' BMI.
Conclusions:
- Immigrant body mass index increases with higher regional obesity rates.
- Local environmental factors play a role in immigrant dietary assimilation and subsequent BMI changes.
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