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Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 1/2017

01-02-2017 | Original Paper

Weight Loss Success Among Overweight and Obese Women of Mexican-Origin Living in Mexico and the United States: A Comparison of Two National Surveys

Authors: Sylvia Guendelman, Miranda Ritterman Weintraub, Martha Kaufer-Horwitz

Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health | Issue 1/2017

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Abstract

We assessed variations in and correlates of weight-loss success (WLS) among overweight/obese women in Mexico (WIMX) and Mexican–American women (MA). We used cross-national data from 2006 ENSANUT (Mexico) and NHANES (2001–2008) to compare 5061 WIMX with 550 MA’s without known metabolic conditions. WLS was defined as losing ≥5 % of body weight over 1 year. MA’s were more likely to attain WLS (OR 1.31; 95 % CI 1.01–1.70). WLS among WIMX was higher in those with at least high school, a provider screen of overweight and a lower BMI. Among MA’s, an incomplete high school versus primary education reduced the odds of WLS. Among women who lost ≥10 lbs, weight-loss strategies such as eating less were higher among MA’s. MA women were more likely than WIMX to attain WLS. Understanding these disparities can help design customized public health interventions that curb the obesity epidemic in these women in both countries.
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Metadata
Title
Weight Loss Success Among Overweight and Obese Women of Mexican-Origin Living in Mexico and the United States: A Comparison of Two National Surveys
Authors
Sylvia Guendelman
Miranda Ritterman Weintraub
Martha Kaufer-Horwitz
Publication date
01-02-2017
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health / Issue 1/2017
Print ISSN: 1557-1912
Electronic ISSN: 1557-1920
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-015-0315-9

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