Table 1 Study characteristics by gender and generational status

Overweight or obese

BMI (kg/m2) ≥25

27.8 (35)

32.7 (68)

.210

45.0 (72)

21.8 (39)

.000

Socio-demographic factors

Age

.000

.000

   15-19

39.7 (50)

60.1 (125)

21.9 (35)

60.3 (108)

   20-24

22.2 (28)

25.5 (53)

16.9 (27)

23.5 (42)

   25-30

38.1 (48)

14.4 (30)

61.3 (98)

16.2 (29)

Ethnicity

.225

.031

   Turkish

71.4 (90)

66.8 (139)

63.1 (101)

52.5 (94)

   Moroccan

28.6 (36)

33.2 (69)

36.9 (59)

47.5 (85)

Age at migration of 1st generation*

   > 6^th year

63.9 (78)

-

67.1 (106)

-

   < 6th year

36.1 (44)

-

32.9 (52)

-

Years of residence- 1st generation*

   < 12 years

46.8 (58)

-

42.5 (68)

-

   > 12 years

53.2 (66)

-

57.5 (92)

-

Marital status (married or cohabiting))

35.7 (45)

15.9 (33)

.000

60.0 (96)

22.3 (40)

.000

Having children living at home (yes)

26.2 (3)

12.5 (26)

.001

56.3 (90)

19.6 (35)

.000

Socio-economic factors*

Educational level

.281

.000

   Low

11.7 (14)

6.9 (14)

28.4 (44)

3.4 (6)

   Moderate

58.3 (70)

64.9 (131)

50.3 (78)

67.6 (119)

   High

30.0 (36)

28.2 (57)

21.3 (33)

29.0 (51)

Position on labour market (individual)

.002

.000

   Unemployed

10.4 (12)

6.0 (12)

12.7 (20)

7.3 (13)

   Homemaker

-

-

35.7 (56)

7.9 (14)

   Employed

44.3 (51)

28.4 (57)

24.2 (38)

18.6 (33)

   Students

45.2 (52)

65.7 (132)

27.4 (43)

66.1 (117)

Occupational status (family)

.052

.433

   Unemployed

26.2 (28)

37.2 (64)

28.1 (39)

35.6 (57)

   Manual occupation

47.7 (51)

37..8 (65)

38.8 (54)

37.5 (60)

   Non-manual occupation

22.4 (24)

16.3 (28)

29.5 (41)

25.0 (40)

   Students

3.7 (4)

8.7 (15)

3.6 (5)

1.9 (3)

Migration related factors*

Region of origin

.138

.116

   Big city

41.3 (50)

34.6 (71)

35.8 (57)

57.1 (100)

   Small city/village

58.7 (71)

65.4 (134)

64.2 (102)

42.9 (75)

Reason for migration

.619

.000

   Came with parents

8.1 (10)

10.7 (22)

11.3 (18)

13.6 (24)

   Family reunion/marriage

13.7 (17)

11.2 (23)

37.5 (60)

15.8 (28)

   For economic reasons

78.2 (97)

78.0 (160)

51.3 (82)

70.6 (125)

Acculturation*

Cultural orientation

.042

.016

   1^st tertile: least oriented towards Dutch culture

37.6 (47)

22.7 (46)

56.8 (88)

14.1 (25)

   2^nd tertile

31.2 (39)

38.4 (78)

24.5 (38)

38.4 (68)

   3^rd tertile: most oriented towards Dutch culture

31.2 (39)

38.9 (79)

18.1 (29)

47.5 (84)

Social contacts

.014

.000

   1^st tertile:least contacts with ethnic Dutch

48.0 (60)

34.3 (70)

49.4 (79)

36.5 (65)

   2^nd tertile

30.4 (38)

35.8 (73)

31.9 (51)

32.6 (58)

   3^rd tertile: most contacts with ethnic Dutch

21.6 (27)

29.9 (61)

18.8 (30)

30.9 (55)

Religion very important*

68.0 (83)

56.1 (110)

.022

72.9 (113)

70.5 (124)

.356