Erratum to: Duration of US Residence and Obesity Risk in NYC Chinese Immigrants
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Erratum to: J Immigrant Minority Health DOI 10.1007/s10903-015-0216-y
The footnote to address the correspondence in the original copy of the article is an error. The contact information and affiliation only correspond to the first author, Aimee Afable. The correct affiliations for the other coauthors are mentioned below.
Characteristics of the sample population (n = 2072)
Characteristics | Overall (%) | Male (%) | Female (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Total sample | 47.25 | 52.75 | |
Age, mean (SE) | 52.69 (0.30) | 54.21 (0.45) | 51.32 (0.40) |
Mean age at migration (SE) | 39.44 (0.30) | 40.38 (0.44) | 38.60 (0.41) |
Age at migration | |||
<13 years | 1.40 | 1.02 | 1.74 |
≥13 years | 98.60 | 98.98 | 98.76 |
Employment status | |||
Employed | 55.55 | 58.63 | 52.79 |
Unemployed | 11.20 | 15.32 | 7.50 |
Retired | 12.35 | 25.64 | 19.40 |
Housewife | 10.91 | 0.41 | 20.31 |
Education | |||
No school | 1.25 | 0.51 | 1.92 |
Elementary (1–6 yr) | 13.85 | 12.61 | 15.37 |
High school (7–12 yr) | 51.16 | 50.66 | 51.60 |
College and above (>12 yr) | 33.74 | 36.67 | 31.11 |
Health insurance | |||
None | 38.13 | 39.63 | 36.78 |
Government | 41.99 | 42.80 | 41.26 |
Private | 15.97 | 14.50 | 17.29 |
Others | 3.52 | 2.76 | 4.21 |
Unknown | 0.39 | 0.31 | 0.46 |
BMI, mean (SE) | 23.94 (0.07) | 24.55 (0.09) | 23.39 (0.09) |
Total MET minutes /week, mean (SE) | 3400.78 (113.86) | 4097.78 (196.10) | 2767.85 (121.10) |
Leisure time physical activity | |||
Active | 39.41 | 44.74 | 34.13 |
Inactive | 60.81 | 55.26 | 65.87 |
Work-related physical activity | |||
Yes | 24.66 | 32.28 | 17.84 |
No | 75.34 | 67.72 | 82.16 |
Travel-related physical activity | |||
Yes | 80.16 | 78.55 | 81.61 |
No | 19.84 | 21.45 | 18.39 |
Obesity (BMI ≥ 27.5) | |||
Yes | 16.12 | 19.61 | 12.99 |
No | 83.88 | 80.39 | 87.01 |
Years lived in the USA | |||
≤5 years | 29.01 | 24.62 | 32.94 |
6–15 | 36.73 | 38.51 | 35.13 |
>15 | 34.27 | 36.87 | 31.93 |
KCAL, mean (SE) | 1797.54 (17.00) | 1946.81 (25.58) | 1663.84 (21.89) |
Characteristics of the sample population by years lived in the USA (n = 2072)
≤5 years | 6–15 years | >15 years | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, mean (SE) | 48.22 (0.54) | 50.20 (0.48) | 59.13 (0.45) | <0.001 |
Total MET minutes /week, mean (SE) | 3556.89 (223.8) | 3735.09 (221.8) | 2928.27 (137.6) | 0.007 |
Leisure time physical activitya | <0.001 | |||
Active | 34.28 | 36.79 | 45.77 | |
Inactive | 65.72 | 63.21 | 54.23 | |
Work-related physical activity | 0.004 | |||
Yes | 27.79 | 26.15 | 20.42 | |
No | 72.21 | 73.85 | 79.58 | |
Travel-related physical activity | 0.385 | |||
Yes | 79.37 | 79.24 | 81.83 | |
No | 20.63 | 20.76 | 18.17 | |
KCAL, mean (SE) | 1815.93 (31.4) | 1833.84 (28.5) | 1743.07 (28.5) | 0.060 |
BMI, mean (SE) | 23.58 (0.12) | 23.93 (0.1) | 24.26 (0.12) | <0.001 |
Obesity (BMI ≥ 27) | 0.006 | |||
Yes | 12.81 | 15.77 | 19.30 | |
No | 87.19 | 84.23 | 80.70 | |
Employment status | <0.001 | |||
Employed | 58.90 | 64.52 | 43.10 | |
Unemployed | 15.47 | 11.17 | 7.61 | |
Retired | 12.81 | 13.27 | 40.14 | |
Housewife | 12.81 | 11.04 | 9.15 | |
Education | <0.001 | |||
No school | 1.16 | 1.18 | 1.41 | |
Elementary (1–6 yr) | 8.15 | 11.56 | 21.13 | |
High school (7–12 yr) | 50.42 | 52.83 | 50.00 | |
College and above (>12 yr) | 40.27 | 43.43 | 27.46 | |
Health insurance | <0.001 | |||
None | 48.42 | 48.09 | 18.73 | |
Government | 38.77 | 33.77 | 53.52 | |
Private | 9.32 | 14.32 | 23.38 | |
Others | 2.66 | 3.42 | 4.37 | |
Unknown | 0.83 | 0.39 | 0.00 |