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Table 1 Sample characteristics by sex and ethnic group

From: Ethnic differences in total and HDL cholesterol among Turkish, Moroccan and Dutch ethnic groups living in Amsterdam, the Netherlands

 

Dutch

Turkish

Moroccan

Men

(n = 202)

(n = 189)

(n = 181)

Age (y ± sd)

51.2 ± 14.9

48.7 ± 12.6

52.6 ± 13.4

Height (cm ± sd)

178.8 ± 7.4

168.5 ± 6.3***

171.6 ± 6.7***

Weight (kg ± sd)

81.2 ± 13.7

78.8 ± 12.4

78.1 ± 12.8

Body Mass Index (kg/m2 ± sd)

25.4 ± 4.2

27.8 ± 4.4***

26.6 ± 3.8**

Diabetes (%)

5.1

11.1*

19.3***

Alcohol, total abstinence (%)

9.5

74.8***

93.6***

Smokers, current (%)

36.0

46.8*

24.5*

Physically active (%)

65.3

51.3**

61.9

Educational level (low, %)

12.1

56.9***

64.9***

Women

(n = 289)

(n = 214)

(n = 145)

Age (y ± sd)

51.7 ± 15.5

43.3 ± 14.0***

44.7 ± 13.9***

Height (cm ± sd)

165.9 ± 7.3

156.9 ± 5.6***

159.3 ± 6.5***

Weight (kg ± sd)

71.4 ± 13.4

74.2 ± 14.0*

75.1 ± 16.3*

Body Mass Index (kg/m2 ± sd)

26.0 ± 4.8

30.2 ± 5.8***

29.6 ± 6.3***

Diabetes (%)

3.2

8.0*

15.6***

Alcohol, total abstinence (%)

10.5

88.3***

93.2***

Smokers, current (%)

31.6

23.7

5.1***

Physically active (%)

71.6

37.4***

35.9***

Educational level (low, %)

22.0

65.6***

64.8***

  1. sd, standard deviation
  2. at least 30 minutes of moderate physical activity on at least 5 days a week
  3. *p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001 (t-test for means, Chi-squared test for prevalence rates) significant difference compared with Dutch ethnic group