Is Acculturation Related to Obesity in Hispanic/Latino Adults? Results from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos

Background. The study examined the association of obesity with acculturation in a large and diverse sample of US Hispanic/Latino adults. Methods. The Hispanic Community Health Study (HCHS)/Study of Latinos (SOL) is a community-based cohort study of Hispanic/Latino adults aged 18–74 years (N = 16,41...

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Main Authors: Isasi, Carmen R., Ayala, Guadalupe X., Sotres-Alvarez, Daniela, Madanat, Hala, Penedo, Frank, Loria, Catherine M., Elder, John P., Daviglus, Martha L., Barnhart, Janice, Siega-Riz, Anna Maria, Van Horn, Linda, Schneiderman, Neil
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4393894/