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Relationships of Obesity-Related Behavior Patterns With Socioeconomic Status and Acculturation in Korean American Women

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  • Myoungock Jang
  • Sangchoon Jeon
  • Soohyun Nam
  • Hee-Jung Song
  • Robin Whittemore

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There is limited understanding about the obesity-related behaviors of diet, physical activity, and sedentary behavior in Korean American women. The purpose of this study was to cluster obesity-related behavior patterns of Korean American women and to examine group differences in acculturation, socioeconomic status (SES), and body mass index (BMI). A secondary analysis from a cross-sectional study was conducted using two-step cluster analysis for clustering groups. A total of 137 Korean American women ( M age = 42.7 years, SD = 3.9 years; M BMI = 23.1 kg/m 2 , SD = 3.1 kg/m 2 ; 47.7% BMI ⩾ 23 kg/m 2 ) participated. Three clusters were identified: healthy lifestyle, unhealthy lifestyle, and low physical activity but healthy diet group. The unhealthy lifestyle group was more likely to have high acculturation compared with other groups ( p = .03). SES and BMI were not significantly different between groups. Further intervention is needed to improve obesity-related behaviors of acculturated Korean American women.

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  • Myoungock Jang & Sangchoon Jeon & Soohyun Nam & Hee-Jung Song & Robin Whittemore, 2020. "Relationships of Obesity-Related Behavior Patterns With Socioeconomic Status and Acculturation in Korean American Women," Clinical Nursing Research, , vol. 29(7), pages 440-447, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:clnure:v:29:y:2020:i:7:p:440-447
    DOI: 10.1177/1054773818783467
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