Effects of caregiver‐child acculturation on child obesity among US Latino individuals
Authors' conclusion
Compared with foreign-born Latino caregiver-child dyads, dyads with US-born caregivers and children and dyads with foreign-born caregivers and US-born children had significantly increased risk across the severe classes of obesity. Examining the influence and relationship of varying acculturation levels in an immigrant household will help guide more effective clinical and policy guidelines surrounding obesity and weight management in both pediatric and adult US Latino populations.
Study context
- Population
- US Latino caregiver-child dyads, NHANES 1999–2018
- Exposure
- Caregiver-child nativity status as proxy for acculturation
- Outcome
- Child BMI / obesity class
Methodological detailsnationally representative sample, NHANES 1999-2018, generalized linear models
- Nationally representative sample
- NHANES 1999-2018
- Generalized linear models
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Child obesity (class 2 and class 3)
- US-born caregiver-child dyads
- risk (class 2 obesity) 2.35 (95% CI 1.59–3.47)
- US-born caregiver-child dyads
- risk (class 3 obesity) 3.60 (95% CI 1.86–6.96)
- Foreign-born caregiver and US-born child dyads
- risk (class 2 obesity) 2.01 (95% CI 1.42–2.84); P < 0.05 for class 2 and class 3
- Foreign-born caregiver and US-born child dyads
- risk (class 3 obesity) 2.47 (95% CI 1.38–4.44); P < 0.05 for class 2 and class 3
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Effects of caregiver‐child acculturation on child obesity among US Latino individuals. Obesity (Silver Spring). Published 2 July 2023. doi:10.
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