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Published in final edited form as: J Immigr Minor Health. 2012 Oct;14(5):786–796. doi: 10.1007/s10903-012-9595-5

Table 2.

Multivariate regression analysis on migration and weight status (N=703).

Outcome measures	Never-leavers (n=445) Beta (s.e.)	Returnees (n=134) Beta (s.e.)	Immigrants (n=124) Beta (s.e.)	R²
BMI (continuous)
Model 1: Never-migrants as reference		–0.25 (0.32)	1.40^*** (0.35)	0.09
Model 2: Returnees as reference	0.25 (0.32)		1.65^*** (0.41)	0.09
#WHR (continuous)
Model 1: Never-migrants as reference		−0.004 (0.007)	0.066^*** (0.007)	0.36
Model 2: Returnees as reference	0.004 (0.007)		0.07^*** (0.008)	0.36
	Odds ratio/CI	Odds ratio/ CI	Odds ratio/ CI
Being overweight/obese (yes)
Model 1: Never-migrants as reference		0.86 (0.51–1.45)	2.16^*** (1.34–3.47)	0.06
Model 2: Returnees as reference	1.16 (0.69–1.96)		2.50^*** (1.38–4.54)	0.06
#Having high WHR (yes)
Model 1: Never-migrants as reference		0.86 (0.56–1.31)	5.09^*** (3.09–8.40)	0.14
Model 2: Returnees as reference	1.17 (0.77–1.78)		5.96^*** (3.35–10.59)	0.14

Notes:

^***

Significant at p <0.001.

Control variables include age, sex, marital status and occupation.

CI: 95% confidence interval.