Table 2.
Description of overweight/obesity and acculturation markers among Portuguese immigrants
| Portuguese 1stgeneration (n=196) | Portuguese 2ndgeneration (n=22) | P –value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Language proficiency % (n) |
|
|
<0.0001 |
| Portuguese (n 121) |
69.8 (118) |
13.6 (3) |
|
| French/German (n 70) |
30.2 (51) |
86.4 (19) |
|
| Length of residency/age (means ± SD) |
0.45 ± 0.23 |
1 |
|
| Acculturation score (means ± SD) |
1.75 ± 0.59 |
3.86 ± 0.35 |
|
| Overweight/obesity % (n) | 69 (116) | 45.5 (10) | 0.028 |
* P-value from X2 tests for categorical variables.