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

• Main Authors: Carmen R. Isasi (Author), Guadalupe X. Ayala (Author), Daniela Sotres-Alvarez (Author), Hala Madanat (Author), Frank Penedo (Author), Catherine M. Loria (Author), John P. Elder (Author), Martha L. Daviglus (Author), Janice Barnhart (Author), Anna Maria Siega-Riz (Author), Linda Van Horn (Author), Neil Schneiderman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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=16,415)...