Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics and prevalence of pre-obesity/obesity of native and immigrant population by region of origin
Portuguese | Immigrants | by region | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 30,238 | N = 1447 | Europe | Africa | America/Asia | |
n = 462 | n = 644 | n = 341 | |||
Gender (%) | |||||
Men | 47.6 | 48.6 | 44.5 | 49.7 | 50.4 |
Women | 52.4 | 51.4 | 55.5 | 50.3 | 49.6 |
Age (%) | |||||
20–24 | 8.5 | 10.1 | 15.9 | 3.8 | 19.4 |
25–34 | 18.6 | 38.1 | 51.7 | 32.0 | 37.8 |
34–44 | 18.6 | 23.7 | 21.2 | 24.4 | 24.9 |
45–54 | 16.9 | 15.8 | 6.1 | 22.7 | 9.4 |
55–64 | 14.7 | 6.5 | 2.9 | 9.0 | 4.0 |
≥ 65 | 22.7 | 5.8 | 2.2 | 7.9 | 4.5 |
Marital status (%) | |||||
Married | 65.0 | 59.3 | 61.1 | 57.9 | 60.7 |
Not married | 35.0 | 40.7 | 38.9 | 42.1 | 39.3 |
Education (%) | |||||
None or 1st cycle | 48.4 | 17.3 | 6.2 | 22.1 | 18.1 |
2nd or 3rd cycle | 27.2 | 37.7 | 35.8 | 38.0 | 39.9 |
High school | 11.5 | 25.3 | 31.2 | 23.7 | 22.8 |
Higher education | 12.9 | 19.3 | 26.8 | 16.1 | 19.2 |
Job status (%) | |||||
Active | 58.5 | 75.6 | 78.8 | 73.1 | 78.5 |
Unemployed | 5.6 | 7.7 | 6.0 | 8.1 | 8.6 |
Othera | 35.7 | 16.6 | 15.2 | 18.8 | 12.9 |
Current smoker (%) | 21.0 | 26.2 | 30.7 | 27.4 | 18.1 |
Median Length of Residence (years) | 19 | 16 | 28 | 5 | |
BMI (%) | |||||
Pre-obesity | 37.5 | 33.1 | 30.2 | 36.4 | 27.9 |
Obesity | 15.3 | 11.8 | 9.0 | 13.0 | 12.0 |