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Association1 between duration of residence in the U.S. and BMI |
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| All Subjects Beta2, P-value |
Asians Beta2, P-value |
Black – Caribbean Beta2, P-value |
Caucasians Beta2, P-value |
Hispanics Beta2, P-value |
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| US Born |
Ref |
Ref |
Ref |
Ref |
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| 25+ of residence |
-0.78, <0.0001 |
-0.63, 0.14 |
-1.88, 0.03 |
-0.55, 0.05 |
-0.88, 0.002 |
| 15–24 years of residence |
-1.15, <0.0001 |
-0.50, 0.21 |
-1.26, 0.14 |
-1.68, 0.01 |
-1.01, 0.02 |
| 10–14 years of residence |
-1.42, <0.0001 |
-0.78, 0.06 |
-1.45, 0.14 |
-1.28, 0.04 |
-1.97, 0.0002 |
| 5–9 years of residence |
-1.27, <0.0001 |
-0.84, 0.05 |
-0.61, 0.60 |
-1.07, 0.05 |
-2.44, 0.0003 |
| <5 years of residence |
-1.59, <0.0001 |
-0.79, 0.06 |
-4.53, 0.004 |
-1.49, 0.03 |
-2.21, 0.003 |
| Trend |
-0.34, <0.0001 |
-0.11, 0.07 |
-0.27, 0.20 |
-0.35, <0.0001 |
-0.54, <0.0001 |
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1 All models control for age, gender and education, and the models that includes all subjects also controls for race/ethnicity. The models for Hispanics also control for Hispanic ethnicity. 2 The Beta coefficients represent the adjusted difference in BMI between the respective categories of duration of residence and U.S.-born individuals. P for difference in trend between Asians and Hispanics = <0.0001. P for difference in trend between Asians and Caucasians = 0.22 | |||||
Park et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:19 doi:10.1186/1479-5868-5-19 |
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