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Table 4 Length of residence in Australia by BMI and Odds Overweight/Obesity, men and women

From: Ethnic differences in overweight and obesity and the influence of acculturation on immigrant bodyweight: evidence from a national sample of Australian adults

 

BMI

Odds Overweight/Obesity

 

Model 1a

Model 2b

Model 3c

Model 4d

Model 1a

Model 2b

Model 3c

Model 4d

 

Coeff

95 % CI

Coeff

95 % CI

Coeff

95 % CI

Coeff

95 % CI

OR

95 % CrI

OR

95 % CrI

OR

95 % CrI

OR

95 % CrI

Men (FB only)

  < 5 years

Reference

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 5–9 years

0.63

(−0.84, 2.10)

0.63

(−0.82, 2.08)

0.71

(−0.73, 2.16)

0.61

(−0.82, 2.05)

1.43

(0.87, 2.37)

1.41

(0.84, 2.34)

1.56

(0.90, 2.73)

1.56

(0.91, 2.70)

 10–14 years

1.47

(0.05, 2.88)

1.18

(−0.25, 2.61)

1.31

(−0.11, 2.74)

0.95

(−0.47, 2.37)

1.37

(0.85, 2.22)

1.06

(0.65, 1.73)

1.15

(0.67, 2.0)

1.03

(0.61, 1.78)

  ≥ 15 years

2.05

(0.96, 3.14)

1.45

(0.28, 2.61)

1.54

(0.37, 2.71)

1.27

(0.10, 2.44)

2.20

(1.53, 3.16)

1.43

(0.95, 2.16)

1.54

(0.98, 2.44)

1.33

(0.86, 2.08)

Women (FB only)

  < 5 years

Reference

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 5–9 years

1.53

(−0.01, 3.07)

0.97

(−0.57, 2.52)

0.86

(−0.67, 2.40)

1.13

(−0.38, 2.64)

1.28

(0.75, 2.15)

1.09

(0.64, 1.83)

1.06

(0.61, 1.82)

1.17

(0.66, 2.06)

 10–14 years

1.24

(−0.14, 2.64)

0.56

(−0.85, 1.97)

0.34

(−1.06, 1.73)

0.19

(−1.17, 1.56)

1.97

(1.24, 3.11)

1.54

(0.96, 2.42)

1.47

(0.91, 2.37)

1.43

(0.87, 0.42)

  ≥ 15 years

2.86

(1.81, 3.91)

1.32

(0.13, 2.50)

1.13

(−0.06, 2.31)

0.77

(−0.40, 1.93)

3.17

(2.19, 4.60)

1.79

(1.21, 2.61)

1.75

(1.17, 2.63)

1.59

(1.04, 2.46)

  1. Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, Coeff coefficient, CI confidence interval, CrI credible interval, FB foreign born, OR odds ratio
  2. aBase model, no adjustment. bAdjusted for age. cAdjusted for age, area remoteness, education, occupation, household income, neighbourhood disadvantage. dAdjusted for age, area remoteness, education, occupation, household income, neighbourhood disadvantage, country of birth. Bold p < 0.05