1. Associations of intergenerational education with metabolic health in U.S. Latinos
- Author
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Zeki Al Hazzouri, Adina, Haan, Mary N, Robinson, Whitney R, Gordon-Larsen, Penny, Garcia, Lorena, Clayton, Erin, and Aiello, Allison E
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Male ,Aging ,Health Behavior ,and over ,Metabolic and Endocrine ,Cohort Studies ,Endocrinology & Metabolism ,Diabetes Mellitus ,80 and over ,Humans ,Obesity ,Health Education ,Aged ,Nutrition ,Metabolic Syndrome ,Metabolic Syndrome X ,Diabetes ,Hispanic or Latino ,United States ,Quality Education ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Intergenerational Relations ,Female ,Hispanic Americans ,Waist Circumference ,Type 2 - Abstract
ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to examine the association of intergenerational education and country of birth with waist circumference, metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes among older adult Latinos in the United States.MethodsWe used cross-sectional data from the Sacramento Area Latino Study on Aging, a cohort of older adult Mexican-American Latinos (mean age = 70 years). At baseline, we measured waist circumference and assessed metabolic syndrome and diabetes according to established guidelines (N = 1,789). Participants were classified as US-born or foreign-born based on self-reported birth country. Participants reported their parents' education level (≥6 vs.
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- 2015