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Table 3 Association1 between duration of residence in the U.S. and BMI

From: Place of birth, duration of residence, neighborhood immigrant composition and body mass index in New York City

 

All Subjects Beta2, P-value

Asians Beta2, P-value

Black – Caribbean Beta2, P-value

Caucasians Beta2, P-value

Hispanics Beta2, P-value

US Born

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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

  1. 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. 2 The Beta coefficients represent the adjusted difference in BMI between the respective categories of duration of residence and U.S.-born individuals.
  3. P for difference in trend between Asians and Hispanics = <0.0001.
  4. P for difference in trend between Asians and Caucasians = 0.22