Acculturation Influences the Association Between Family History of Disease and Quality of Diet

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dc.contributor.advisorReyes-Ortiz, Carlos
dc.creatorRodriguez, Mayra
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-22T19:58:40Z
dc.date.available2019-08-22T19:58:40Z
dc.date.issued2009-12-01
dc.date.submitted2010-02-04T12:40:55-08:00
dc.description.abstractRodriguez, 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 levels than more acculturated individuals (p by the 18% mediation effect found in acculturation (p
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12503/27458
dc.language.isoen
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dc.subjectquality of diet
dc.subjecthomocysteine
dc.subjectfamily history of disease
dc.subjectacculturation
dc.titleAcculturation Influences the Association Between Family History of Disease and Quality of Diet
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thesis.degree.departmentSchool of Public Health
thesis.degree.disciplineSocial and Behavioral Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Public Health

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