Table 2.

Comparison of Obesity Prevalence Rates for Native-Born and Foreign-Born Hispanics with Aging and Increasing U.S. Duration

Single Cross-Section		Repeated Cross-Section (with 95% Confidence Intervals)
1995	Expected Value*	Age in 1995	Native Born	Foreign Born (0–4 yrs duration)	Difference
Foeign-Born (by U.S. Duration)		18–24	12.7 (11.4, 13.9)	6.9 (5.2, 8.6)	5.8 (3.4, 8.3)
Less then 5 yrs	12.3%	25–34	19.4 (18.1, 20.8)	11.2 (8.8, 13.6)	8.2 (5.1, 11.4)
5–9 years	13.9%	35–44	22.7 (21.1, 24.3)	14.8 (10.8, 18.9)	7.9 (3.1, 12.6)
10–14 years	16.6%	45–54	26.8 (24.6, 29.1)	16.2 (9.8, 22.7)	10.6 (3.0, 18.2)
15+ years	19.5%	55–64	----	----	----
Native Born	20.6%	65+**	----	----	----
2005	Expected Value**	2005 (10 Yrs Older)	Native Born	Foreign Born (10–14 yrs duration)	Difference
Foeign-Born (by U.S. Duration)		25–34	31.4 (29.0, 33.8)	18.2 (14.9, 21.4)	13.2 (8.8, 17.6)
Less then 5 year	14.3%	35–44	36.5 (33.6, 39.4)	22.3 (18.1, 26.4)	14.3 (8.8, 19.7)
5–9 years	18.7%	45–54	36.9 (33.6, 40.2)	21.0 (13.5, 28.6)	15.9 (6.5, 25.2)
10–14 years	20.7%	55–64	34.2 (29.9, 38.5)	24.8 (12.4, 37.2)	9.4 (−4.0, 22.8)
15+ years	27.9%	65+**	----	----	----
Native Born	32.5%

^*Controlled for age. Mean age is 39.1 years in 1995 and 40.8 years in 2005. These mean ages were used to calculate expected values.

^**Prevalence rates are not calculated for a sample smaller than 100.