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<p><b>BACKGROUND: </b>Hispanics/Latinos are disproportionately burdened by nutrition-related diseases but immigrants appear healthier than their US-born counterparts. Neighborhoods characterized by high Hispanic/Latino immigrant segregation may provide environments to support healthier diets.</p><p><b>OBJECTIVE: </b>To examine whether or not Hispanic/Latino immigrant segregation is associated with frequency of away-from-home food consumption and diet quality in a large, diverse sample of Hispanic/Latino adults.</p><p><b>DESIGN: </b>Cross-sectional baseline data from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos were analyzed (2008-2011). Residential addresses were geocoded and linked to census tract-level 2008-2012 American Community Survey data. Hispanic/Latino immigrant segregation was characterized using the local Getis-Ord G∗ statistic, a spatial clustering measure that quantifies the extent to which demographically similar neighborhoods group together.</p><p><b>PARTICIPANTS/SETTING: </b>Participants were 15,661 adults in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos, a population-based study of Hispanic/Latinos aged 18 to 74 years from 4 US regions (Bronx, NY; Chicago, IL; Miami, FL; and San Diego, CA).</p><p><b>MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: </b>Away-from-home food consumption was assessed using a modified dietary behavior questionnaire. Diet quality was assessed using the Alternate Healthy Eating Index 2010 (range = 0 to 110) from two 24-hour recalls.</p><p><b>STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: </b>Multilevel linear and logistic regression with multilevel weights were used to estimate associations between Hispanic/Latino immigrant segregation (low, medium, or high) with Alternate Healthy Eating Index 2010 score, and away-from-home food consumption (≥3 vs <3 times/week) in separate models, respectively. The mediating role of neighborhood poverty and whether or not associations differed by nativity were also assessed.</p><p><b>RESULTS: </b>Higher levels of segregation were associated with higher adjusted mean Alternate Healthy Eating Index 2010 scores; estimates were further magnified after accounting for neighborhood poverty (low segregation: reference category; medium segregation: β = 2.43, 95% CI 1.10 to 3.77; and high segregation: β = 1.63, 95% CI .43 to 2.82). Associations were strongest among the foreign-born compared with the US-born. There was no association between segregation and away-from-home food consumption.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS: </b>These results highlight the potential role of Hispanic/Latino immigrant neighborhoods in supporting healthy diets among residents, especially immigrants.</p> |
| Year of Publication |
2023
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| Journal |
J Acad Nutr Diet
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123
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11
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| Number of Pages |
1596-1605.e2
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| Date Published |
2023 Nov
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| ISSN Number |
2212-2672
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| DOI |
10.1016/j.jand.2023.06.283
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| Alternate Journal |
J Acad Nutr Diet
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| PMID |
37355040
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