Kalanikiekie S Sparks, Marie K Fialkowski, Rica Dela Cruz, Andrew Grandinetti, Lynne Wilkens, Jinan C Banna, Andrea Bersamin, Yvette Paulino, Tanisha Aflague, Patricia Coleman, Jonathan Deenik, Travis Fleming, Rachel Novotny
Acculturation/enculturation has been found to impact childhood health and obesity status. The objective of this study is to use cross-sectional data to examine the association between proxies of adult/caregiver acculturation/enculturation and child health status (Body Mass Index [BMI], waist circumference [WC], and acanthosis nigricans [AN]) in the U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPI), Alaska, and Hawai'i. Study participants were from the Children's Healthy Living (CHL) Program, an environmental intervention trial and obesity prevalence survey...
April 6, 2024: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health