Linkage between Neighborhood Social Cohesion and BMI of South Asians in the Masala Study
Joint Authors
Gill, Gagandeep
Lancki, Nicola
Randhawa, Manjit
Mann, Semran K.
Smith, Robin D.
Soret, Samuel
Kandula, Namratha
Kanaya, Alka
Arechiga, Adam
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-01-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
South Asians in the United States have a high prevalence of obesity and an elevated risk for cardiometabolic diseases.
Yet, little is known about how aspects of neighborhood environment influence cardiometabolic risk factors such as body mass index (BMI) in this rapidly growing population.
We aimed to investigate the association between perceived neighborhood social cohesion and BMI among South Asians.
Methods.
We utilized cross-sectional data from the MASALA study, a prospective community-based cohort of 906 South Asian men and women from the San Francisco Bay area and the greater Chicago area.
Multivariable linear regression models, stratified by sex, were used to examine the association between perceived level of neighborhood social cohesion and individual BMI after adjusting for sociodemographics.
Results.
Participants were 54% male, with an average age of 55 years, 88% had at least a bachelor’s degree, and the average BMI was 26.0 kg/m2.
South Asian women living in neighborhoods with the lowest social cohesion had a significantly higher BMI than women living in neighborhoods with the highest cohesion (β coefficient = 1.48, 95% CI 0.46–2.51, p=0.02); however, the association was not statistically significant after adjusting for sociodemographic factors (β coefficient = 1.06, 95% CI −0.01–2.13, p=0.05).
There was no association between level of neighborhood social cohesion and BMI in South Asian men.
Conclusion.
Perceived neighborhood social cohesion was not significantly associated with BMI among South Asians in our study sample.
Further research is recommended to explore whether other neighborhood characteristics may be associated with BMI and other health outcomes in South Asians and the mechanisms through which neighborhood may influence health.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Gill, Gagandeep& Lancki, Nicola& Randhawa, Manjit& Mann, Semran K.& Arechiga, Adam& Smith, Robin D.…[et al.]. 2020. Linkage between Neighborhood Social Cohesion and BMI of South Asians in the Masala Study. Journal of Obesity،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1189262
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Gill, Gagandeep…[et al.]. Linkage between Neighborhood Social Cohesion and BMI of South Asians in the Masala Study. Journal of Obesity No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Gill, Gagandeep& Lancki, Nicola& Randhawa, Manjit& Mann, Semran K.& Arechiga, Adam& Smith, Robin D.…[et al.]. Linkage between Neighborhood Social Cohesion and BMI of South Asians in the Masala Study. Journal of Obesity. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1189262
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1189262