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Risk Factors Associated with General and Abdominal Obesity among South Asian Minorities in Hong Kong
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Direct linkGary Ka-Ki Chung; Heidi Hung; Danna Camille Vargas; Woohyung Lee; Bulbul Sharma; Lee Sha Tong; Tsz Lui Tang; Hasiba Munir; Chi Yui Wong; Eliza Lai-Yi Wong; Dong Dong; Eng-Kiong Yeoh – Health Education & Behavior, 2025
South Asians have become a sizable ethnic minority in Hong Kong with unique health and social needs often being overlooked. Elevated obesity risk among South Asians has been highlighted in high-income Western settings; however, relevant local evidence is scarce. This cross-sectional study aims to explore the obesity prevalence and related risk…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Asians, Minority Groups, Ethnic Groups
Du, Chen; Luo, Nachuan; Wu, Linmeng; Gadd, Suzannah; Zhang, Xinyi; Tucker, Robin M. – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objectives: To characterize the health behaviors and outcomes of first-year international students (FYIS) studying in the U.S. Participants and methods: Three different cohorts of FYIS from a large midwestern university in the U.S. completed three laboratory visits between August and March. The study began in 2017 and ended in March 2020.…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Behavior Change, Body Weight, Human Body
Download full textMathur, Manju; Bhargava, Rachna; Benipal, Ramandeep; Luthra, Neena; Basu, Sabita; Kaur, Jasbinder; Chavan, B. S. – Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 2007
Objective: To compare the dietary habits and nutritional status of mentally retarded (MR) and normal (NG) subjects and to examine the relationship between the dietary habits and nutritional status and the level of mental retardation in the MR group. Method: A case control design was utilized: 117 MR (random sampling) and 100 NG (quota sampling)…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Age Differences, Mental Retardation, Nutrition
