عنوان

Dietary and acculutration factors influencing metabolic syndrome among South Asian Americans in two community health centers in Maryland

Number

TL47841

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انگلیسی

Title Proper

Dietary and acculutration factors influencing metabolic syndrome among South Asian Americans in two community health centers in Maryland

General Material Designation

[Thesis]

First Statement of Responsibility

Saira Khan

Subsequent Statement of Responsibility

Jackson, Robert

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

University of Maryland, College Park

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2014

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

191

Text of Note

Committee members: Mehta, Mira; Momen, Brahmen; Sahyoun, Nadine; Whitehead, Tony

Text of Note

Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-321-05167-4

Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree

Ph.D.

Discipline of degree

Nutrition

Body granting the degree

University of Maryland, College Park

Text preceding or following the note

2014

Text of Note

South Asian's (SA) have been observed to have higher insulin resistance followed by an altered state of metabolism; however, few studies have attempted to explore the acculturation process and dietary practices of immigrant SA's in the U.S. 1401 South Asian Americans living in Maryland from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Iran, and Afghanistan were selected from two community health clinics to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in this study group and its indicators. The prevalence of MetS (51%) in adults was higher than African Americans, European Americans, and Mexican Americans. Overall, Indians had the highest percent of MetS 54% compared to Bengali 51%, Pakistani 49%, or Other SA 44%. The results suggest the high prevalence of MetS among SA may be due to a lack of acculturation in this survey group where 80% were classified as Asian low acculturated. Results from a logistic regression analysis showed that the likelihood of developing MetS was high, but future investigations are needed to confirm the role of acculturation from a more representative sample of SA's.

Asian American Studies; Public Health Education; Nutrition; South Asian Studies; Epidemiology

Subject Term

Social sciences;Health and environmental sciences;Cardiovascular disease;Chronic disease;Community health centers;Metabolic syndrome;Nutritional epidemiology;South asian americans

Lutfi, Yuska

Jackson, Robert

Subdivision

Nutrition

University of Maryland, College Park

Call Number

1561147455; 3628758

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[Thesis]

276903

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