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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2015 May;26(2):488–504. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2015.0045

Table 3. Change in Adiposity Measures over One Year, by Cohort.

Baseline mean (SD) Follow-up mean (SD) Change (SD) P-value, adjusted difference at baseline P-value, change within group P-value, adjusted difference in change over time
BMI
 Non-migrants 22.7 (4.1) 23.1 (4.0) +0.4 (0.6) .48 .005 .87
 Migrants 25.0 (4.4) 25.2 (4.4) +0.2 (1.6) .63
Waist circumference
 Non-migrants 79.6 (11.2) 79.6 (10.7) 0.007 (3.0) .37 .99 .86
 Migrants 86.2 (12.3) 85.1 (12.0) -1.04 (6.9) .47
Waist to hip ratio
 Non-migrants 0.88 (0.06) 0.87 (0.06) -0.01 (0.04) .95 .23 .21
 Migrants 0.91 (0.06) 0.91 (0.06) -0.0006 (0.07) .97

Change within groups was assessed using paired t tests. Adjusted difference at baseline was adjusted for age and sex. Adjusted difference in change over time was adjusted for baseline measure, age and sex