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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Dec 10.
Published in final edited form as: Obesity (Silver Spring). 2010 Apr 15;18(11):2199–2203. doi: 10.1038/oby.2010.92

Table 2. Association between acculturation and obesity assessed as BMI and waist circumference: adjusted odds ratios (95% CI).

BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2
Adjusted model a
LASO criteria (WC)
Adjusted model a
Length of residence
 < 30 years 1 (Ref) 1 (Ref)
 ≥ 30 years 1.20 (0.72-1.99) 1.47 (0.91-2.37)
Age at first migration
 < 10 years old 1 (Ref) 1 (Ref)
 10 to 17 years old 1.75 (0.99-3.12) 1.79 (1.03-3.12)
 ≥ 18 years old 2.15 (1.07-4.33) 1.97 (1.02-3.79)
How well speak Spanish
 Not too well / no at all 1 (Ref) 1 (Ref)
 Very well / pretty well 1.77 (1.05-2.99) 1.27 (0.79-2.05)
Language preferences for listening
 Quechua or Spanish 1 (Ref) 1 (Ref)
 Only Spanish 0.56 (0.32-0.98) 0.51 (0.30-0.87)
a

Adjusted by age, sex, education level, deprivation index, alcohol consumption, smoking status and physical activity