Table 2 Prevalence of overweight and morbidity according to migration status.
| Â | Tunisian migrants | Local-born French | Tunisians | Tunisian migrants vs. local-born French1 | Tunisian migrants vs. Tunisians1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | % | % | % | p-value | p-value |
Overweight (BMI >= 25 kg/mm2) | 46.9 | 63.9 | 58.5 | 0.007 | 0.05 |
Central obesity (waist circumference >= 94 cm) | 45.5 | 46.6 | 46.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
Grade 1 Hypertension | 8.8 | 52.4 | 42.9 | <10-4 | <10-4 |
Grade 2 Hypertension | 2.0 | 28.6 | 25.8 | <10-4 | <10-4 |
Hypercholesterolemia (declared) | 2.7 | 19.0 | 11.6 | 0.0001 | 0.008 |
Diabetes (declared) | 3.4 | 6.1 | 15.6 | 0.26 | 0.002 |
Cardiovascular diseases (declared) | 3.4 | 6.0 | 8.8 | 0.1 | 0.03 |