Table 1.
Population characterization and BMI distribution categories of Brazilian immigrants in Massachusetts, USA, 2009–2020
| Variable | General n (%) or mean±SD | Men n (%) or mean±SD | Women n (%) or mean±SD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender, n (%) | 128,206(100.0) | 50,063 (39.0) | 78,143 (61.0) | ||||
| Age (mean±SD) | 38.9±10.6 | 39.3±10.6 | 38.6±10.6 | ||||
| Age group, n (%) | |||||||
| 18 to 32 years old | 38,176(29.8) | 13,637(27.2) | 24,539(31.4) | ||||
| 33 to 47 years old | 59,172(46.2) | 23,741 (47.4) | 35,431 (45.3) | ||||
| 48 to 60 years old | 30,858(24.1) | 12,685 (25.3) | 18,173 (23.3) | ||||
| BMI (mean±SD) | 27.3±5.2 | 28.2±4.9 | 26.8±5.3 |
| BMI categories, n (%) | Average prevalence in the study period |
Average prevalence in the study period |
Average prevalence in the study period |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eutrophy | 44,976(35.1) | 35.9±2.6 | 12,370(24.7) | 25.3±2.0 | 32,606 (41.7) | 42.4±2.5 | |
| Overweight | 49,286 (38.4) | 38.1 ±1.1 | 22,808 (45.6) | 45.8±1.4 | 26,478 (33.9) | 33.4±1.4 | |
| Obesity | 32,583 (25.4) | 24.8±2.0 | 14,627 (29.2) | 28.4±2.9 | 17,956 (23.0) | 22.6±1.7 |
| Year | Total n (%) | BMI |
||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| eutrophy, n (%) | rate | overweight, n (%) | rate | obesity, n (%) | rate | |||||||
| 2009 | 4,990 (3.9) | 1,986 (4.4) | 398.0 | 1,790 (3.6) | 358.7 | 1,133(3.5) | 227.1 | |||||
| 2010 | 5,537 (4.3) | 2,166 (4.8) | 391.2 | 1,995 (4.0) | 360.3 | 1,295(4.0) | 233.9 | |||||
| 2011 | 5,943 (4.6) | 2,287 (5.1) | 384.8 | 2,208 (4.5) | 371.5 | 1,387(4.3) | 233.4 | |||||
| 2012 | 6,566 (5.1) | 2,433 (5.4) | 370.5 | 2,530(5.1) | 385.3 | 1,529(4.7) | 232.9 | |||||
| 2013 | 11,235(8.8) | 4,204 (9.3) | 374.2 | 4,337 (8.8) | 386.0 | 2,584 (7.9) | 230.0 | |||||
| 2014 | 11,330(8.8) | 4,152(9.2) | 366.5 | 4,398 (8.9) | 388.2 | 2,661 (8.2) | 234.9 | |||||
| 2015 | 11,674(9.1) | 4,171 (9.3) | 357.3 | 4,523 (9.2) | 387.4 | 2,862 (8.8) | 245.2 | |||||
| 2016 | 12,457(9.7) | 4,368 (9.7) | 350.6 | 4,855 (9.9) | 389.7 | 3,113 (9.6) | 249.9 | |||||
| 2017 | 13,286 (10.4) | 4,539(10.1) | 341.6 | 5,164(10.5) | 388.7 | 3,450 (10.6) | 259.7 | |||||
| 2018 | 14,138(11.0) | 4,673(10.4) | 330.5 | 5,463(11.1) | 386.4 | 3,860 (11.8) | 273.0 | |||||
| 2019 | 15,453(12.1) | 5,039(11.2) | 326.1 | 5,996(12.2) | 388.0 | 4,263 (13.1) | 275.9 | |||||
| 2020 | 15,597 (12.2) | 4,958(11.0) | 317.9 | 6,027(12.2) | 386.4 | 4,446 (13.6) | 285.1 | |||||
| Total | 128,206(100.0) | 44,976(100.0) | 350.8 | 49,286(100.0) | 384.4 | 32,583(100.0) | 254.1 | |||||
BMI, body mass index; SD, standard deviation. BMI obtained from medical records. Rate per 1,000 records. Eutrophy: BM118.50–24.99 kg/m2; overweight: BMI 25.0–29.99 kg/m2; obesity: BMI ≥30 kg/m2. Low weight values not shown.