Table 1 Crude mean BMI by gender, age, education, employment, years of stay in Norway, diet and physical activity
From: Overweight and obesity among African immigrants in Oslo
Characteristics | N | % | Mean BMI (SE) |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
Male | 93 | 44.7 | 23.6 (0.28) |
Female | 115 | 55.3 | 27.4 (0.29)** |
Age | |||
<33 | 73 | 35.1 | 24.0 (0.40) |
33-40 | 76 | 36.5 | 25.9 (0.42) |
>40 | 59 | 28.4 | 27.6 (0.60)** |
Education | |||
University | 22 | 10.6 | 23.9 (0.70) |
Secondary | 84 | 40.4 | 25.1 (0.41) |
Primary/lower | 102 | 49.0 | 26.6 (0.43)** |
Employment | |||
Permanent emp. | 62 | 29.8 | 24.8 (0.53) |
Temporary emp. | 68 | 32.7 | 25.6 (0.49) |
Unemployed | 78 | 37.5 | 26.6 (0.45)* |
Diet | |||
More fruit/fish | 51 | 24.5 | 25.3 (0.56) |
Mixed | 62 | 29.8 | 25.6 (0.57) |
Native | 95 | 45.7 | 26 (0.40) |
Physical activity | |||
Vigorous | 7 | 3.4 | 24 (2.04) |
Moderate | 80 | 38.8 | 24.1 (0.40) |
Low | 119 | 57.8 | 27 (0.36)** |
Years in Norway | |||
0-4 | 36 | 17.3 | 24.0 (0.44) |
5-9 | 72 | 36.1 | 25.4 (0.41) |
10-14 | 58 | 27.9 | 25.8 (0.59) |
>14 | 42 | 27.7 | 27.7 (0.76)** |
Marital status | |||
Single | 30 | 14.4 | 23 (0.59) |
Married | 136 | 65.3 | 25 (0.33) |
Divorced/widowed | 42 | 20.2 | 27 (0.73)** |