American Journal of Health Behavior
Volume 31, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 535-544

Do latino immigrants link self-rated health with BMI and health behaviors? (Article)

Kepka D.* , Suchi Ayala G.X. , Cherrington A.
  • a Department of Health Services, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States, Department of Health Services, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, Box 357660, Seattle, WA 98195, United States
  • b Division of Health Promotion, Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States
  • c General Internal Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States

Abstract

Objectives: To assess the association between self-rated health, obesity, and self-reported health behaviors of Latino immigrants Methods: Two hundred two Latino immigrants (mean age=31.63, SD=8.30, 54% female) participated in a 15-minute interview and height and weight measurements. Results: Participants reporting good to excellent health reported engaging in physical activity during the past month (P≤.05), eating more fruits and vegetables (P<.001 and P<.01 respectively), and watching less television (P<.01) than did those who reported fair to poor health. Self-rated health was not associated with BMI. Conclusions: Greater attention to Latinos' self-perception of health in relation to weight is needed to develop interventions to improve health status.

Author Keywords

self-rated health Lifestyle behaviors overweight Latinos

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DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.31.5.9
ISSN: 10873244
Cited by: 15
Original Language: English