Table 1 Characteristics (means and standard deviations, percentages) of the study population by country of birth.
From: Risk of obesity in immigrants compared with Swedes in two deprived neighbourhoods
Variable | Swedish (n = 90) | Other European (n = 33) | Middle-Eastern (n = 166) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 44.8 ± 16.1 | 46.1 ± 14.2 | 43.7 ± 11.9 | 0.50 (b) |
Gender (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Male | 44 (n = 40) | 58 (n = 19) | 54 (n = 89) | 0.27 (c) |
   Female | 56 (n = 50) | 42 (n = 14) | 46 (n = 77) |  |
Duration of residence in neighbourhood (years) | 13.8 ± 11.1 | 11.9 ± 10.8 | 10.9 ± 9.4 | 0.23 (b) |
Duration of residence in Sweden (years) | - | 26.6 ± 13.7 | 16.0 ± 11.2 | 0.0001 (b) |
Economic difficulties during the past year (a) (%) | 22.2 | 21.2 | 42.8 | 0.01 (b) |
Education (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Low | 30.0 | 39.4 | 41.0 | 0.053 (c) |
   Intermediate | 48.9 | 48.5 | 32.5 |  |
   High | 21.1 | 12.1 | 26.5 |  |