2005
BIRTHPLACE, LENGTH OF TIME IN THE U.S., AND LANGUAGE ARE ASSOCIATED WITH DIET AMONG INNER-CITY PUERTO RICAN WOMEN KEYWORDS
Himmelgreen D, Bretnall A, Perez-Escamilla R, Peng Y, Bermudez A. BIRTHPLACE, LENGTH OF TIME IN THE U.S., AND LANGUAGE ARE ASSOCIATED WITH DIET AMONG INNER-CITY PUERTO RICAN WOMEN KEYWORDS. Ecology Of Food And Nutrition 2005, 44: 105-122. DOI: 10.1080/03670240590923514.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFood frequency questionnaireFrequency of consumptionArtificial drinksFood groupsLength of timeLow-income Puerto Rican womenFood Stamp ProgramFrequency questionnairePuerto Rican womenDietary intakeMonolingual Spanish speakersWeight gainLiterature reviewFruit drinksBilingual speakersLanguage useFood consumptionSpanish speakersWomenSignificant differencesPrimary languageMonolingual SpanishSnack foodsUniversity of ConnecticutDrinks
2003
The longer you stay, the bigger you get: Length of time and language use in the U.S. are associated with obesity in Puerto Rican women
Himmelgreen DA, Pérez‐Escamilla R, Martinez D, Bretnall A, Eells B, Peng Y, Bermúdez A. The longer you stay, the bigger you get: Length of time and language use in the U.S. are associated with obesity in Puerto Rican women. American Journal Of Biological Anthropology 2003, 125: 90-96. PMID: 15293335, DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.10367.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexPuerto Rican womenMean body mass indexHigher body mass indexLength of timeLow-income Puerto Rican womenObesity prevention programsCross-sectional studyTotal sampleMass indexObesity prevalencePrevention programsSignificant associationObesityWomenSignificant differencesSignificant increaseMore researchObesePuerto RicoYearsPrevalenceStudy point