Table 4.
Observed and adjusted prevalence and odds of obesity and overweight and mean body mass index (BMI) among 12 ethnic-immigrant groups: United States, 2006–2011.
| Ethnic-immigrant group | Observed prevalence1 | Adjusted odds ratio2 | Adjusted prevalence2 | BMI | ||||
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| % | SE | OR | 95% CI | % | SE | Mean | SE | |
| Obesity | Observed BMI | |||||||
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| Non-Hispanic white, US-born | 26.4 | 0.2 | 9.49 | 6.48–13.89 | 26.1 | 0.2 | 27.4 | 0.0 |
| Non-Hispanic white, immigrant | 19.0 | 0.8 | 6.67 | 4.51–9.87 | 20.1 | 0.8 | 26.3 | 0.1 |
| Chinese, US-born | 8.3 | 1.6 | 3.48 | 1.97–6.15 | 11.7 | 2.1 | 24.4 | 0.2 |
| Chinese, immigrant | 3.3 | 0.6 | 1.00 | Reference | 3.7 | 0.7 | 23.1 | 0.2 |
| Asian Indian, US-born | 11.3 | 3.1 | 5.54 | 2.74–11.24 | 17.4 | 4.2 | 24.3 | 0.6 |
| Asian Indian, immigrant | 10.3 | 1.2 | 3.75 | 2.40–5.87 | 12.5 | 1.3 | 24.9 | 0.1 |
| Filipino, US-born | 22.3 | 1.9 | 8.79 | 5.66–13.65 | 24.8 | 1.9 | 26.7 | 0.3 |
| Filipino, immigrants | 13.5 | 1.3 | 4.61 | 3.00–7.08 | 14.9 | 1.3 | 25.6 | 0.2 |
| Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, US-born | 41.1 | 3.7 | 21.93 | 13.86–34.68 | 44.3 | 3.5 | 29.8 | 0.9 |
| Pacific Islander, immigrant | 36.8 | 6.4 | 14.23 | 7.38–27.46 | 34.4 | 6.3 | 30.1 | 1.6 |
| Other Asians, US-born3 | 13.8 | 1.2 | 5.62 | 3.70–8.55 | 17.6 | 1.6 | 25.4 | 0.2 |
| Other Asians, immigrant3 | 6.2 | 0.6 | 1.76 | 1.12–2.78 | 6.4 | 0.6 | 23.6 | 0.1 |
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| Overweight | Adjusted BMI2 | |||||||
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| Non-Hispanic white, US-born | 61.1 | 0.2 | 4.47 | 3.78–5.29 | 60.8 | 0.2 | 27.3 | 0.0 |
| Non-Hispanic white, immigrant | 55.0 | 0.9 | 3.63 | 3.03–4.36 | 56.1 | 0.9 | 26.4 | 0.1 |
| Chinese, US-born | 38.1 | 2.8 | 2.43 | 1.82–3.24 | 46.9 | 2.8 | 25.5 | 0.2 |
| Chinese, immigrant | 25.2 | 1.5 | 1.00 | Reference | 27.8 | 1.6 | 23.4 | 0.2 |
| Asian Indian, US-born | 31.4 | 5.1 | 2.37 | 1.49–3.78 | 46.3 | 5.3 | 25.9 | 0.5 |
| Asian Indian, immigrant | 45.7 | 1.5 | 2.70 | 2.24–3.26 | 49.3 | 1.6 | 25.5 | 0.1 |
| Filipino, US-born | 57.6 | 2.4 | 4.66 | 3.66–5.93 | 61.7 | 2.4 | 27.2 | 0.3 |
| Filipino, immigrant | 51.0 | 1.8 | 3.20 | 2.59–3.94 | 53.2 | 1.6 | 25.9 | 0.2 |
| Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, US-born | 72.4 | 4.3 | 10.37 | 6.61–16.25 | 77.2 | 3.6 | 30.3 | 0.8 |
| Pacific Islander, immigrant | 76.3 | 4.8 | 9.10 | 4.95–16.73 | 75.0 | 5.1 | 29.8 | 1.6 |
| Other Asians, US-born3 | 45.9 | 1.7 | 3.16 | 2.50–3.99 | 52.9 | 1.8 | 26.3 | 0.2 |
| Other Asians, immigrant3 | 32.3 | 1.2 | 1.35 | 1.11–1.65 | 33.8 | 1.2 | 23.7 | 0.1 |
OR: odds ratio; SE: standard error; CI: confidence interval.
1Weighted prevalence.
2Adjusted prevalence was derived from fitted logistic or OLS regression models that included survey year, age, gender, ethnic-immigrant status, marital status, region of residence, education, and family income/poverty status.
3Other Asian categories include the Koreans, the Vietnamese, the Japanese, the Cambodians, the Laotians, the Hmongs, the Thais, the Pakistanis, and other Asian groups.