Overweight and obesity in young Turkish, Moroccan and Surinamese migrants of the second generation in the Netherlands

Abstract Objective To examine differences in overweight and obesity of second-generation Turkish, Moroccan and Surinamese migrants v . first-generation migrants and the ethnic Dutch. We also studied the influence of sociodemographic factors on this association. Design Data were collected in 2008 in a cross-sectional postal and online health survey. Setting Four major Dutch cities. Subjects In the survey 42 686 residents aged 16 years and over participated. Data from Dutch ( n 3615) and second/first-generation Surinamese ( n 230/139), Turkish ( n 203/241) and Moroccan ( n 172/187) participants... Mehr ...