作者: Marilyn Tseng , Steve Taylor , El-Shadan Tautolo , Faasisila Savila , Janis Paterson
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摘要: Abstract Background: In New Zealand (NZ), children of Pacific heritage are generally born heavier and gain weight more quickly than non-Pacific children. Immigrants' health is commonly expected to converge with the host population through acculturation. The aim this analysis was examine whether mothers' acculturation associated less-rapid in NZ children, differs by nativity. Methods: a birth cohort 1249 followed 2000–2011, standing height, measured at years 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, were quantified as sex- age-specific (weight-for-age; WFA) BMI z-scores. Maternal (range, 11–54) assessed baseline 11. Results: adjusted models using generalized estimating equations account for repeated measures, maternal not significantly children's WFA or z-scores overall. stratified analyses, change s...