Table 1 Baseline characteristics
EoP-group | N | Control Group | N | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 45 ± 10 | 189 | 41 ± 12 | 311 | 0.01 |
Ethnicity | 189 | 311 | 0.00 | ||
Turkish | 49 (26%) | 152 (49%) | |||
Surinamese | 54 (29%) | 34 (11%) | |||
Moroccan | 38 (20%) | 48 (15%) | |||
Other | 48 (25%) | 77 (25%) | |||
Education | 154 | 294 | 0.45 | ||
Primary school | 45 (29%) | 89 (30%) | |||
Secondary school | 34 (22%) | 69 (24%) | |||
Higher education | 27 (18%) | 55 (19%) | |||
No education | 48 (31%) | 81 (28%) | |||
BMI (kg/m2) | 32 ± 6 | 183 | 29 ± 5 | 172 | 0.01 |
Weight | 0.00 | ||||
Healthy weight (BMI ≤ 25) | 20 (11%) | 42 (24) | |||
Overweight (BMI = 25–30) | 54 (29%) | 56 (33) | |||
Obese (BMI ≥ 30) | 109 (60%) | 74 (43) | |||
Fat percentage (%) | 41 ± 6 | 177 | 37 ± 7 | 167 | 0.01 |
Waist circumference (cm) | 102 ± 13 | 156 | 94 ± 14 | 161 | 0.03 |
Maximal oxygen uptake (ml/kg/min) | 23.5 ± 6.5 | 100 | 25.4 ± 6.4 | 129 | 0.02 |
Subjective health | 189 | 311 | 0.00 | ||
(very) Good | 21 (11%) | 90 (28) | |||
Fair | 83 (44%) | 140 (44) | |||
(very) Poor | 85 (45%) | 81 (25) | |||
Mental well-being | 17.9 ± 8 | 174 | 20.4 ± 8 | 297 | 0.01 |