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Table 1 Sample characteristics by gender and ethnicity

From: Ethnic differences in the association between cardiovascular risk factors and psychological distress in a population study in the Netherlands

 

Men

Women

 

Dutch

Turkish

Moroccan

Dutch

Turkish

Moroccan

 

(n = 201)

(n = 180)

(n = 175)

(n = 283)

(n = 203)

(n = 141)

Sociodemographic characteristics

      

Age (years (sd))

51.2 (14.9)

48.8 (12.8)

52.2 (13.4)

51.3 (15.4)

42.6 (13.8)

44.6 (13.8)*

Educational level (%)

      

 none or primary

12.1

57.5

63.9*

22.1

63.8

64.7*

 secondary

87.9

42.5

36.1

77.9

36.2

35.3

Employment (%)

      

 employeda

63.6

40.2

37.0*

59.6

26.8

27.3*

 housewife/man

1.0

2.3

1.2

6.5

37.4

51.5

 retired

22.2

17.2

22.0

20.6

6.8

3.0

 unemployed

13.1

40.2

39.9

13.0

28.9

18.2

Psychological distress

      

K10 (mean (sd))

16.0 (5.9)

18.1 (8.1)

17.6 (9.1)*

16.0 (6.5)

18.6 (8.0)

17.9 (6.8)*

K10 ≥ 20 (%)

22.9

33.9

29.7

20.1

36.9

38.3*

Cardiovascular risk factor prevalence (%)

      

Obesity

12.9

28.5

19.0 *

19.8

48.0

48.2 *

Abdominal obesity

56.2

72.2

68.0 *

75.3

87.6

85.0 *

Hypertension

58.9

52.2

46.7

47.1

35.7

33.6

Hypercholesterolemia

29.0

19.6

13.3 *

31.3

13.4

13.6 *

Low HDL cholesterol

14.9

37.2

30.9 *

19.4

53.2

42.6 *

Diabetes

5.1

11.0

18.8 *

2.9

8.4

16.1 *

  1. Notes:
  2. sd = standard deviation.
  3. a) employed includes people with paid jobs and students.
  4. * p < 0.05 (design-based chi-square or ANOVA) for difference between ethnic groups.