Title
Acculturation Influences the Association Between Family History of Disease and Quality of Diet
Date of Award
12-2009
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Public Health
Field of Study
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Department
School of Public Health
First Advisor
Dr. Carlos Reyes-Ortiz
Abstract
Rodriguez, Mayra, Acculturation Influences the Association Between Family History of Disease and Quality of Diet. Master of Public Health (Social and Behavioral Sciences), December 2009, 44 pp., 9 tables, 7 illustrations, bibliography, 62 titles.
Ninety percent of the population keeps an unhealthy diet; which results in 80,000,000 with at least one type of cardiovascular disease in the US. This study aims to determine the relationship between family history of disease and quality of diet among adults and how this relationship is influenced by acculturation.
Bivariate, linear regression, mediation analysis showed that those with a family history of CVD have lower homocysteine levels when compared to those without a family history (p<0.001). Also, less acculturated individuals have lower homocysteine
levels than more acculturated individuals (p<0.01). The association is explained in part
by the 18% mediation effect found in acculturation (p<0.0001). Acculturation and family history influence quality of diet among adults.
Recommended Citation
Rodriguez, M.
,
"Acculturation Influences the Association Between Family History of Disease and Quality of Diet" Fort Worth, Tx: University of North Texas Health Science Center;
(2009).
http://digitalcommons.hsc.unt.edu/theses/36