Fig. 2

The association between male adolescent BMI and early onset type 2 diabetes among immigrants from another origin. This association was tested among immigrants from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), whose immigration to Israel paralleled the immigration from Ethiopia (1990–2000 vs. 1985–2000). Each analysis included three categories: all BMI groups, normal BMI (18.5–25 kg/m²), and high BMI (≥ 25 kg/m²). When the association was tested among Israeli-born men (a), the reference group for each analysis was native Israelis; and when it was tested for immigrant men (b), the reference group was USSR origin. Models were adjusted for BMI as a continuous variable in addition to the adjustments of the main analysis (see Table 2)