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Table 2 Obesity Odds Among Foreign-Born and US-Born New Yorkers, Logistic Regression, Weighted Analysis by Survey Year; New York City Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Years 2004 and 2013/2014

From: Increasing obesity odds among foreign-born New Yorkers are not explained by eating out, age at arrival, or duration of residence: results from NYC HANES 2004 and 2013/2014

 

A

NYC HANES 2004a

B

NYC HANES 2013/14a

Risk Factors

Obesity

aOR (95% CI)

Model 1

Total Population

Obesity

aOR (95% CI) Model 2

Foreign-Born Only

Obesity

aOR (95% CI) Model 3

US-Born Only

Obesity

aOR (95% CI) Model 4

Total Population

Obesity

aOR (95% CI) Model 5

Foreign-Born Only

Obesity

aOR (95% CI) Model 6

US-Born Only

Nativity

 US-Born

Referent

N/A

N/A

Referent

N/A

N/A

 Foreign-Born

0.51 (0.37–0.70)***

N/A

N/A

0.86 (0.61–1.22)

N/A

N/A

Eating Out

      

 No

Referent

Referent

Referent

Referent

Referent

Referent

 Yes

0.93 (0.66–1.34)

0.69 (0.43–1.12)

1.57 (0.88–2.81)

0.64 (0.45–0.90)*

0.49 (0.31–0.77)**

1.18 (0.62–2.25)

Fruit and Vegetable

  < 2 times per day

Referent

Referent

Referent

Referent

Referent

Referent

  ≥ 2 times per day

0.88 (0.70–1.11)

0.90 (0.62–1.30)

0.85 (0.63–1.16)

0.64 (0.48–0.86)**

0.67 (0.44–1.01)

0.60 (0.40–0.91)*

Smoking

 No

Referent

Referent

Referent

Referent

Referent

Referent

 Yes

0.83 (0.63–1.09)

0.74 (0.45–1.22)

0.76 (0.52–1.13)

0.69 (0.45–1.06)

0.46 (0.23–0.94)*

0.81 (0.48–1.39)

Physical Activity

  < 10 Minutes/Day

Referent

Referent

Referent

Referent

Referent

Referent

  ≥ 10 Minutes/Day

0.88 (0.70–1.12)

1.07 (0.74–1.54)

0.76 (0.52–1.11)

0.97 (0.71–1.34)

1.07 (0.68–1.67)

0.82 (0.55–1.23)

Age at Arrival

  < 18 years

N/A

Referent

N/A

N/A

Referent

N/A

  ≥ 18

N/A

0.76 (0.49–1.20)

N/A

N/A

1.00 (0.56–1.79)

N/A

Time in the US

  < 10 years

N/A

Referent

N/A

N/A

Referent

N/A

  ≥ 10 years

N/A

1.73 (1.08–2.79)*

N/A

N/A

1.53 (0.77–3.04)

N/A

Age

 Age, continuous

1.01 (1.01–1.02)***

1.02 (1.00–1.03)

1.01 (1.00–1.02)

1.01 (1.01–1.02)*

1.02 (1.00–1.03)

1.01 (1.00–1.03)

Sex

 Male

Referent

Referent

Referent

Referent

Referent

Referent

 Female

1.53 (1.22–1.93)***

1.48 (1.01–2.18)*

1.56 (1.13–2.16)**

1.04 (0.76–1.43)

1.23 (0.79–1.93)

0.86 (0.54–1.37)

Race/Ethnicity

 Non-Hispanic White

Referent

Referent

Referent

Referent

Referent

Referent

 Non-Hispanic Black

1.71 (1.19–2.44)*

0.87 (0.42–1.77)

2.05 (1.34–3.13)

1.64 (1.06–2.54)***

1.29 (0.64–2.62)

1.70 (0.98–2.97)

 Hispanic

1.88 (1.30–2.72)**

1.29 (0.76–2.19)

2.23 (1.39–3.57)

1.21 (0.80–1.84)

1.14 (0.65–2.01)

1.37 (0.76–2.46)

 Non-Hispanic Asian

0.49 (0.27–0.91)**

0.29 (0.14–0.59)***

2.60 (0.82–8.23)

0.42 (0.21–0.86)**

0.48 (0.20–1.13)

Unreliable N = 1

 Non-Hispanic Other

1.27 (0.44–3.67)

1.51 (0.36–6.25)

0.56 (0.12–2.66)

0.83 (0.37–1.88)

0.77 (0.18–3.38)

0.84 (0.36–1.95)

Education

  ≥ High School

Referent

Referent

Referent

Referent

Referent

Referent

  < High School

1.54 (1.12–2.11)**

1.50 (1.05–2.17)*

1.60 (1.03–2.49)*

1.56 (1.05–2.31)*

1.05 (0.62–1.79)

2.19 (1.24–3.87)**

Income

 $20,000+

Referent

Referent

Referent

Referent

Referent

Referent

  < $20,000

1.00 (0.74–1.35)

0.93 (0.66–1.32)

1.21 (0.75–1.98)

0.89 (0.65–1.24)

0.96 (0.57–1.64)

0.87 (0.57–1.32)

Marital Status

 Never married, divorced, widowed

Referent

Referent

Referent

Referent

Referent

Referent

 Married/Living w. Partner

1.05 (0.84–1.31)

1.22 (0.87–1.70)

1.03 (0.73–1.44)

1.03 (0.75–1.41)

1.20 (0.76–1.89)

0.93 (0.59–1.48)

  1. Significance level: * < 0.05, ** < 0.01, *** < 0.001
  2. Abbreviations: aOR Adjusted Odds Ratio
  3. aAll weighted proportions reflect New York City population estimates. The New York population is weighted by age, gender and race/ethnicity
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