Open AccessThe Association of the Parent–Child Language Acculturation Gap with Obesity and Cardiometabolic Risk in Hispanic/Latino Youth: Results from the Hispanic Community Children’s Health Study/Study of Latino Youth (SOL Youth)
Author(s) -
Madison N LeCroy,
Garrett Strizich,
Linda C. Gallo,
Krista Perreira,
Guadalupe X. Ayala,
Mercedes R. Carnethon,
Alan M. Delamater,
Jeffrey S. Gonzalez,
Elva M. Arredondo,
Elizabeth R. Pulgarón,
Carmen R. Isasi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annals of behavioral medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.701
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1532-4796
pISSN - 0883-6612
DOI - 10.1093/abm/kaaa114
Subject(s) - acculturation , body mass index , overweight , obesity , medicine , demography , gerontology , psychology , clinical psychology , ethnic group , pathology , sociology , anthropology
Hispanic/Latino youth are disproportionately burdened by obesity and have a high prevalence of prediabetes and dyslipidemia. Differences in parent and child acculturation related to language use and preference (i.e., language acculturation) are associated with adverse cardiometabolic health behaviors, but no study has examined associations with cardiometabolic markers.