Relationships of Obesity-Related Behavior Patterns With Socioeconomic Status and Acculturation in Korean American Women

Myoungock Jang, Sangchoon Jeon, Soohyun Nam, Hee-Jung Song and Robin Whittemore

Clinical Nursing Research, 2020, vol. 29, issue 7, 440-447

Abstract: There is limited understanding about the obesity-related behaviors of diet, physical activity, and sedentary behavior in Korean American women. The purpose of this study was to cluster obesity-related behavior patterns of Korean American women and to examine group differences in acculturation, socioeconomic status (SES), and body mass index (BMI). A secondary analysis from a cross-sectional study was conducted using two-step cluster analysis for clustering groups. A total of 137 Korean American women ( M age = 42.7 years, SD = 3.9 years; M BMI = 23.1 kg/m 2 , SD = 3.1 kg/m 2 ; 47.7% BMI ⩾ 23 kg/m 2 ) participated. Three clusters were identified: healthy lifestyle, unhealthy lifestyle, and low physical activity but healthy diet group. The unhealthy lifestyle group was more likely to have high acculturation compared with other groups ( p = .03). SES and BMI were not significantly different between groups. Further intervention is needed to improve obesity-related behaviors of acculturated Korean American women.

Keywords: obesity; Korean Americans; women’s health; cluster analysis; acculturation; socioeconomic status (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1177/1054773818783467

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