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Published in final edited form as: J Immigr Minor Health. 2008 Jan 9;11(5):428–431. doi: 10.1007/s10903-007-9115-1

Table 2.

Odds of obesity based on years in the US and language acculturation, Chicago Breast Health Project (n = 388)

	Age adjusted		Multivariable^a
	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI
Years in the US
≤10 years	Reference		Reference
11–20 years	1.17	0.69–1.98	1.30	0.75–2.24
>20 years	1.71	2.07–2.75	2.07	1.25–3.42
Language acculturation score
Low (score = 4)	Reference		Reference
High (score: 5–20)	0.91	0.59–1.41	1.14	0.70–1.86

Covariates included: age (continuous), smoking status (current versus past/never), hours/day of sitting, occupational status, education