Table 1. Distribution of socio-demographic and health-related variables according to length of residence and age at first migration.
| Variables | General obesity a | Abdominal obesity a, b | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| ||||
| BMI < 30 (N = 465) |
BMI ≥ 30 (N = 124) |
No (N = 444) |
Yes (N = 143) |
|
| Age | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 47.7 (12.1) | 48.2 (9.8) | 46.9 (11.9) | 50.5 (10.5) |
| Gender | ||||
| Female (%) | 215 (46.2%) | 94 (75.8%) | 219 (49.3%) | 90 (62.9%) |
| Education level | ||||
| None/some elementary school (%) | 130 (28.0) | 53 (42.7) | 122 (27.6%) | 60 (42.0%) |
| Complete elementary school (%) | 75 (16.2) | 24 (19.4) | 71 (16.0%) | 28 (19.6%) |
| Some high school (%) | 259 (55.8) | 47 (37.9) | 250 (56.4%) | 55 (38.5%) |
| Multi-deprivation index | ||||
| Yes (%) | 78 (16.8%) | 29 (23.4%) | 71 (16.0%) | 36 (25.2%) |
| Current smoking | ||||
| Yes (%) | 49 (10.5%) | 10 (8.1%) | 48 (10.8%) | 11 (7.7%) |
| Alcohol use: heavy drinker | ||||
| Yes | 38 (8.2%) | 10 (8.1%) | 35 (7.9%) | 13 (9.1%) |
| Physical activity | ||||
| Moderate/high physical activity | 329 (71.7%) | 80 (65.0%) | 313 (71.5%) | 95 (66.9%) |
| Low physical activity | 130 (28.3%) | 43 (35.0%) | 125 (28.5%) | 47 (33.1%) |
| Length of residence | ||||
| < 30 years | 207 (46.5%) | 49 (43.0%) | 209 (48.9%) | 47 (36.2%) |
| ≥ 30 years | 238 (53.5%) | 65 (57.0%) | 218 (51.1%) | 83 (63.8%) |
| Age at first migration | ||||
| < 10 years old | 112 (24.3%) | 20 (16.1%) | 112 (25.4%) | 20 (14.1%) |
| 10 – 17 years old | 256 (55.5%) | 73 (58.9%) | 243 (55.1%) | 85 (59.9%) |
| ≥ 18 years old | 93 (20.2%) | 31 (25.0%) | 86 (19.5%) | 37 (26.0%) |
| How well speak Spanish | ||||
| Not too well / no at all | 124 (27.0%) | 31 (25.6%) | 114 (26.0%) | 41 (29.3%) |
| Very well / pretty well | 336 (73.0%) | 90 (74.4%) | 325 (74.0%) | 99 (70.7%) |
| Language preferences for listening | ||||
| Quechua or Spanish | 340 (74.2%) | 101 (84.2%) | 320 (73.4%) | 120 (85.7%) |
| Only Spanish | 118 (25.8%) | 19 (15.8%) | 116 (26.6%) | 20 (14.3%) |
a
Results may not add due to missing values
b
Calculated according to cut-offs of LASO study