Time Since Immigration and Excess Body Weight
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Time since immigration and excess body weight.
OBJECTIVES To examine the relationship between time since immigration and excess body weight. METHODS Secondary data analysis of a cross-sectional survey of 19,600 Canadians. RESULTS The prevalence of excess weight (BMI > 25) increases with time since immigration for both men and women. After controlling for birthplace, socio-demographic, lifestyle and health correlates, only female immigra...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Public Health
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0008-4263,1920-7476
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404114