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Table 1 Characteristics of the Foreign-Born and US-Born Populations; NYC HANES 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 2004

B

NYC HANES 2013/14

C

2004 vs 2013/14

D

2004 vs. 2013/14

Total

Population Weighted

Foreign-

Born

Weighted

US-

Born

Weighted

P-valuea

Total

Population

Weighted

Foreign-Born Weighted

US-

Born Weighted

P-valuea

Foreign-

Born

P-valuea

US-

Born

P-valuea

 

N = 1952b

N = 1073

N = 879

 

N = 1482

N = 713

N = 769

   

Total Population Weightedc

100%

52.0%

48.0%

 

100%

50.0%

50.0%

   

BMI kg/m2

 Obesity, age adjusted d

26.8%

22.6%

29.3%

 

31.7%

29.6%

31.9%

   

 Mean BMI ± SE

 

26.9 ± 0.19

27.9 ± 0.3

<.0001

 

27.7 ± 0.3

28.1 ± 0.3

0.3567

<.0001

<.0001

 Obesity ≥30 kg/m2

26.0%

22.0%

30.2%

<.0001

30.2%

29.8%

30.8%

0.0074

0.0007

0.9680

 Overweight, 25–29.9 kg/m2

35.3%

39.9%

30.4%

 

34.4%

38.4%

30.4%

   

 Healthy Weight 18.5–24.9 kg/m2

37.0%

36.7%

37.4%

 

33.3%

29.4%

37.3%

   

 Underweight < 18.5 kg/m2

1.7%

1.4%

2.0%

 

2.0%

2.4%

1.7%

   

Eating Out

 Mean Times per Week ± SE

2.50 ± 0.1

2.02 ± 0.1

3.03 ± 0.1

<.0001

2.32 ± 0.1

1.81 ± 0.1

2.85 ± 0.1

<.0001

<.0001

<.0001

 No

16.0%

22.5%

8.8%

<.0001

21.5%

33.0%

9.8%

<.0001

0.0006

0.3265

 Yes

84.0%

77.5%

91.2%

 

78.5%

67.0%

90.2%

   

Fruit and Vegetable Intake

  ≥ 2 times per day

55.1%

57.4%

52.7%

0.0452

61.8%

62.9%

60.8%

0.5028

0.0512

0.0054

  < 2 times per day

44.9%

42.6%

47.3%

 

38.2%

37.1%

39.2%

   

Smoking

 Non-Smoker

76.6%

81.4%

71.3%

<.0001

81.2%

83.9%

78.4%

0.0306

0.2890

0.0080

 Smoker

23.4%

18.6%

28.7%

 

18.8%

16.1%

21.6%

   

Physical Activity ≥ 10 min/day

          

 No

44.1%

51.1%

36.5%

<.0001

45.9%

55.8%

35.9%

<.0001

0.0965

0.380

 Yes

55.9%

48.9%

63.5%

 

54.1%

44.2%

64.1%

   

Age at Arrival

 Mean ± SE

 

28.0 ± 0.5

   

25.6 ± 0.82

  

0.0017

N/A

  < 18 years of age

N/A

22.4%

N/A

N/A

N/A

26.5%

N/A

 

0.0783

 

  ≥ 18 years of age

N/A

77.6%

N/A

N/A

N/A

73.5%

N/A

   

Time in the US

 Mean ± SE

 

17.7 ± 0.8

   

22.2 ± 0.8

  

<.0001

 

  < 10 years

N/A

33.5%

N/A

N/A

N/A

23.8%

N/A

 

0.0024

N/A

  ≥ 10 years

N/A

66.5%

N/A

N/A

N/A

76.2%

N/A

   
 

A

NYC HANES 2004

B

NYC HANES 2013/14

C

2004 vs 2013/14

D

2004 vs. 2013/14

Total

Population Weighted

Foreign-Born

Weighted

US-

Born

Weighted

P-valuea

Total Population Weighted

Foreign-BornWeighted

US-Born

Weighted

P-valuea

Foreign-Born   P-valuea

US-Born   P-valuea

Age

 Mean ± SE

 

45.9 ± 1.0

45.2 ± 1.0

<.0001

 

48.0 ± 0.8

43.3 ± 0.9

<.0001

<.0001

<.0001

 20–29

19.8%

15.3%

24.7%

<.0001

22.5%

16.3%

28.6%

<.0001

0.0262

0.5895

 30–39

22.7%

25.3%

19.8%

 

19.6%

19.2%

20.3%

   

 40–49

20.3%

22.5%

17.8%

 

17.8%

19.2%

16.3%

   

 50–59

15.6%

16.8%

14.4%

 

17.0%

19.9%

14.2%

   

 60+

21.6%

20.1%

23.2%

 

23.1%

24.5%

20.6%

   

Sex

 Male

46.1%

46.2%

46.0%

 

46.7%

44.5%

48.9%

 0.1268

 0.4631

 0.2416

 Female

53.9%

53.8%

54.0%

0.9232

53.3%

55.5%

51.1%

   

Ethnicity/Ethnicity

 Non-Hispanic White

38.2%

21.3%

56.7%

<.0001

35.0%

21.6%

48.7%

<.0001

0.8930

0.0015

 Non-Hispanic Black

23.1%

18.1%

28.6%

 

21.3%

16.8%

25.8%

   

 Non-Hispanic Asian

10.9%

19.8%

1.2%

 

14.0%

23.4%

4.5%

   

 Hispanic

26.2%

39.0%

12.2%

 

27.1%

36.2%

17.7%

   

 Non-Hispanic Other

1.5%

1.7%

1.3%

 

2.6%

1.9%

3.3%

   

Education

  < High School

27.0%

37.1%

16.2%

<.0001

18.9%

24.6%

13.0%

<.0001

<.0001

0.1907

  ≥ High School

73.0%

62.9%

83.8%

 

81.1%

75.4%

87.0%

   

Income

  ≥ $20,000

68.7%

59.5%

78.4%

 

71.6%

65.9%

77.1%

 <.0001

 0.0786

 0.1634

  < $20,000

31.3%

40.5%

21.6%

<.0001

28.4%

34.1%

22.9%

   

Marital Status

 Married or living w. partner

53.6%

62.0%

44.7%

<.0001

50.9%

60.3%

41.7%

<.0001

0.5914

0.3699

 Single, separated, divorced, widowed

46.4%

38.0%

55.3%

 

49.1%

39.7%

58.2%

   
  1. Abbreviations: SE standard error, BMI Body Mass Index. a T-tests and χ2 Statistics were used to compare characteristics between foreign-born and US-born New Yorkers
  2. b Sample sizes are unweighted. All other estimates are weighted. c All weighted proportions reflect New York City population estimates from the American Community Survey 2004 and 2013. Weights include age, gender and race/ethnicity. d Age adjusted rates were standardized to the US Census 2000 standard population as per NYC HANES data analysis guidelines