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Table 2 Weight status and health (risk) behaviours

From: Health of Syrian unaccompanied asylum seeking adolescents (UASA) at first medical examination in Germany in comparison to UASA from other world regions

 

Total

Gender

Region/country of origin

F

M

p

SSA

other WA

SYR

SA

NA

Oa

p

Underweight

8.4%

9.6%

8.1%

.077

13.6%

11.3%

16.7%

0%

2.2%

0%

.013

28/333

7/73

21/260

9/66

7/62

11/66

0/75

1/45

0/17

Normal weight

84.4%

76.7%

86.5%

80.3%

79%

74.2%

94.7%

93.3%

94.1%

281/333

56/73

225/260

53/66

49/62

49/66

71/75

42/45

16/17

Overweight

7.2%

13.7%

5.4%

6.1%

9.7%

9.1%

5.3%

4.4%

5.9%

24/333

10/73

14/260

4/66

6/62

6/66

4/75

2/45

1/17

Consume of alcohol

6.2%

1.4%

13.3%

.056

3.28%

12.1%

4.8%

0%

11.9%

11.8%

.012

19/306

1/71

18/135

2/61

7/58

3/63

0/64

5/42

2/17

Smoking

23.4%

5.3%

28.7%

<.001

3%

8.5%

37.9%

6.9%

71.7%

35.3%

<.001

77/329

4/75

73/254

2/67

5/59

25/66

5/72

33/46

6/17

Drug use

2.6%

1.4%

2.9%

.478

1.6%

0%

0%

1.5%

13.6%

0%

<.001

8/310

1/71

7/239

1/61

0/58

0/63

1/66

6/44

0/17

Physical activity

60.8%

30.9%

69.3%

<.001

50.8%

48.3%

65%

69.2%

75.6%

52.9%

.020

188/309

9.6%

8.1%

32/63

28/58

39/60

45/65

34/45

9/17

  1. aComprises UASA from South Europe, South-East Asia and Central Asia
  2. SSA = sub-Saharan Africa; other WA = West Asia without Syrian UASA; SYR = Syrian UASA; SA = South Asia; NA = North Africa; O=Other Regions
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