Table 2.
Country of birth by BMI and Odds Overweight/Obesity, men and women
| BMI | Odds Overweight/Obesity | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1a | Model 2b | Model 3c | Model 1a | Model 2b | Model 3c | |||||||
| Coeff | 95 % CI | Coeff | 95 % CI | Coeff | 95 % CI | OR | 95 % CrI | OR | 95 % CrI | OR | 95 % CrI | |
| Men | ||||||||||||
| Australian born | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | ||||||
| Oceania (excluding Australia) | 1.31 | (0.62, 2.01) | 0.89 | (0.21, 1.58) | 0.84 | (0.16, 1.52) | 1.35 | (1.00, 1.87) | 1.14 | (0.83, 1.59) | 1.12 | (0.81, 1.57) |
| North-West Europe | −0.10 | (−0.53, 0.32) | −0.52 | (−0.94, −0.10) | −0.47 | (−0.89, −0.05) | 1.10 | (0.92, 1.33) | 0.87 | (0.72, 0.88) | 0.88 | (0.73, 1.08) |
| Southern & Eastern Europe | 0.67 | (−0.10, 1.45) | 0.23 | (−0.53, 1.00) | 0.24 | (−0.52, 1.01) | 1.59 | (1.11, 2.31) | 1.29 | (0.89, 1.91) | 1.33 | (0.91, 1.97) |
| N. Africa & The Middle East | 1.69 | (0.43, 2.94) | 1.25 | (0.03, 2.47) | 1.42 | (0.19, 2.64) | 1.20 | (0.70, 2.11) | 0.99 | (0.56, 1.81) | 1.12 | (0.63, 2.08) |
| South-East Asia | −0.73 | (−1.70, 0.23) | −1.03 | (−1.97, −0.09) | −0.90 | (−1.84, 0.05) | 0.61 | (0.41, 0.90) | 0.53 | (0.35, 0.79) | 0.57 | (0.37, 0.86) |
| North-East Asia | −1.77 | (−2.94, −0.59) | −1.75 | (−2.89, −0.60) | −1.48 | (−2.63, −0.34) | 0.35 | (0.21, 0.57) | 0.33 | (0.20, 0.55) | 0.36 | (0.21, 0.61) |
| Southern & Central Asia | −1.25 | (−2.19, −0.32) | −1.44 | (−2.36, −0.52) | −1.24 | (−2.17, −0.32) | 0.58 | (0.39, 0.84) | 0.53 | (0.36, 0.78) | 0.59 | (0.39, 0.88) |
| Americas | 1.18 | (0.02, 2.35) | 0.69 | (−0.45, 1.83) | 0.97 | (−0.16, 2.11) | 1.37 | (0.81, 2.37) | 1.11 | (0.65, 1.97) | 1.23 | (0.72, 2.16) |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | −0.94 | (−2.09, 0.21) | −0.95 | (−2.07, 0.18) | −0.77 | (−1.89, 0.35) | 0.78 | (0.48, 1.28) | 0.78 | (0.47, 1.30) | 0.81 | (0.49, 1.37) |
| Women | ||||||||||||
| Australian born | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | ||||||
| Oceania (excluding Australia) | 0.27 | (−0.67, 1.22) | −0.19 | (−1.11, 0.73) | −0.22 | (−1.13, 0.70) | 1.22 | (0.90, 1.68) | 1.05 | (0.77, 1.45) | 1.05 | (0.76, 1.45) |
| North-West Europe | −0.25 | (−0.79, 0.28) | −0.91 | (−1.44, −0.38) | −0.80 | (−1.33, −0.28) | 0.95 | (0.79, 1.13) | 0.72 | (0.60, 0.87) | 0.75 | (0.62, 0.90) |
| Southern & Eastern Europe | 0.69 | (−0.26, 1.64) | −0.07 | (−1.00, 0.86) | −0.12 | (−1.05, 0.80) | 1.59 | (1.15, 2.21) | 1.21 | (0.87, 1.70) | 1.20 | (0.87, 1.69) |
| N. Africa & The Middle East | 1.47 | (−0.37, 3.31) | 0.89 | (−0.91, 2.69) | 0.73 | (−1.06, 2.52) | 1.52 | (0.81, 2.92) | 1.36 | (0.72, 2.60) | 1.31 | (0.69, 2.55) |
| South-East Asia | −1.96 | (−2.89, −1.04) | −2.35 | (−3.27, −1.45) | −2.34 | (−3.25, −1.43) | 0.45 | (0.33, 1.60) | 0.41 | (0.29, 0.56) | 0.41 | (0.30, 0.57) |
| North-East Asia | −4.92 | (−6.08, −3.76) | −4.99 | (−6.13, −3.85) | −4.93 | (−6.06, −3.79) | 0.11 | (0.06, 0.19) | 0.11 | (0.06, 0.18) | 0.11 | (0.06, 0.19) |
| Southern & Central Asia | −1.36 | (−2.57, −0.15) | −1.54 | (−2.73, −0.36) | −1.60 | (−2.77, −0.42) | 0.67 | (0.44, 1.01) | 0.63 | (0.41, 0.96) | 0.64 | (0.42, 0.97) |
| Americas | −1.27 | (−2.52, −0.02) | −1.81 | (−3.03, −0.59) | −1.67 | (−2.88, −0.45) | 0.73 | (0.48, 1.12) | 0.62 | (0.41, 0.95) | 0.66 | (0.43, 1.00) |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | −2.34 | (−3.82, −0.86) | −2.54 | (−3.99, −1.09) | −2.37 | (−3.81, −0.93) | 0.45 | (0.27, 0.75) | 0.42 | (0.24, 0.71) | 0.44 | (0.26, 0.74) |
Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, CI confidence interval, OR odds ratio, CrI credible interval
aBase model, no adjustment. bAdjusted for age. cAdjusted for age, area remoteness, education, occupation, household income, neighbourhood disadvantage. Bold p < 0.05