Acculturation as a Determinant of Obesity and Related Lifestyle Behaviors in a Multi-Ethnic Asian Population

Limited attention has been given to the role of cultural orientation towards different ethnic groups in multi-ethnic settings without a dominant host culture. We evaluated whether acculturation levels, reflecting other groups, were associated with obesity and related lifestyle behaviors cosmopolitan Asian population. conducted current study based on data from Singapore Multi-Ethnic Cohort (N = 10,622) consisting Chinese, Malays, Indians aged 21 75 years. Multivariable linear logistic regression analyses used examine associations between level (z-score), obesity, behaviors, including dietary habits physical activity. A higher was directly prevalence among whereas an inverse association found for Indians, no significant Malays. In greater significantly quality less sedentary time. Furthermore, high sugar-sweetened beverage consumption more leisure-time PA all groups. Our findings suggest that convergence levels. More research is required understand how affects obesity-related factors settings.