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Table 3 Comparison between Italian and foreign born population resident in Italy (age 18–69) interviewed in the surveillance system PASSI (2008–2013; n = 228,201) by gender

From: Migrant health in Italy: a better health status difficult to maintain—country of origin and assimilation effects studied from the Italian risk factor surveillance data

 

Italian males*

CI

Italian females*

CI

Migrants males*

CI

Migrants Females*

CI

Perception of health status (good + very good)

71.9% (72.2%)

71.5–72.2% (71.9–72.6%)

63.4% (63.8%)

62.9–63.7% (63.5–64.2%)

80.3% (77.2%)

78.8–81.9% (75.0–79.3%)

73.7% (69.3%)

72.2–75.1% (67.7–71.1%)

Symptom of depression

4.6% (4.5%)

4.4–4.7% (4.4–4.7%)

8.9% (8.8%)

8.7–9.1% (8.6–9.1%)

4.7% (4.7%)

3.9–5.6% (3.7–5.8%)

6.9% (7.2%)

6.1–7.6% (6.2–8.2%)

Prevalence of smokers

32.9% (33.1%)

32.5–33.2% (32.7–33.5%)

23.9% (24.0%)

23.6–24.3% (23.7–24.4%)

39.0% (38.0%)

37.1–40.8% (35.7–40.4%)

21.6% (20.5%)

20.3–22.9% (19.1–21.9%)

Prevalence of higher risk alcohol drinker

22.6% (22.7%)

22.3–22.9% (22.4–23.0%)

11.2% (11.3%)

11.0–11.5% (11.1–11.5%)

22.0% (19.7%)

20.4–23.6% (18.0–21.5%)

9.2% (8.9%)

8.3–10.1% (7.9–9.9%)

Prevalence of overweight and obese

51.2% (51.0%)

50.8–51.6% (50.6–51.4%)

32.8% (32.5%)

32.5–33.2% (32.1–32.8%)

46.7% (49.5%)

44.8–48.6% (47.1–51.9%)

33.8% (38.8%)

32.3–35.3% (37.0–40.6%)

  1. *In brackets are prevalence standardized by age