Several studies have shown a positive association between acculturation and obesity in Hispanics. We sought to examine the association in a sample of urban Hispanic women. Using data collected in the Chicago Breast Health Project, we used logistic regression to examine the association of obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) with language acculturation and years in the US in a sample of 388 Hispanic women. Women self-reported the number of years they had lived in the US (mean 17.6) as well as their preferred language across several domains, which was used to calculate a language acculturation score. Nearly all the women (98%) were born outside the US with the majority (65%) born in Mexico and the majority of women (69%) had low language acculturation, i.e., answered “only Spanish” in every domain. Over half of the women were obese (56%). In multivariable analysis, odds of obesity was twice as high among women living in the US for greater than 20 years compared to those in the US for 10 years or less (OR/year = 2.07, 95% CI 1.25–3.42). In contrast, low language acculturation was not associated with odds of obesity (OR = 1.14, 95% CI 0.70–1.86). While greater years in the US increased odds of obesity among Hispanic women, no association of obesity with language acculturation was found. These results suggest that mechanisms other than language contribute to the immigration effect.
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机译：几项研究表明，西班牙裔人的适应与肥胖之间存在正相关。我们试图在城市西班牙裔女性样本中检验这种关联。使用芝加哥乳腺癌健康项目中收集的数据，我们采用逻辑回归分析研究了388名西班牙裔美国人的肥胖（BMI≥30 kg / m 2 ）与语言适应度和年限的关系。女人。女性会自我报告自己在美国生活的年限（平均为17.6岁）以及他们在多个领域中喜欢的语言，这些语言用于计算语言适应度得分。几乎所有妇女（98％）都在美国境外出生，大多数（65％）在墨西哥出生，并且大多数妇女（69％）的语言适应能力很低，即在每个领域都回答“只有西班牙语”。超过一半的女性肥胖（56％）。在多变量分析中，居住在美国超过20年的女性中肥胖的几率是居住在美国10年以下的女性的两倍（OR /年= 2.07，95％CI 1.25–3.42）。相反，语言适应能力低与肥胖几率无关（OR = 1.14，95％CI 0.70-1.86）。在美国，年龄增长虽然增加了西班牙裔女性肥胖的几率，但没有发现肥胖与语言适应有关。这些结果表明，语言以外的机制也对移民产生了影响。
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