| Ghana | South Africa | Jamaica | Seychelles | United States | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women |
Sample Size | 53 | 75 | 43 | 88 | 58 | 70 | 53 | 77 | 74 | 75 |
BMI | 0.13 | −0.02 | 0.15 | 0.23* | −0.01 | 0 | 0.17 | 0.13 | 0.31* | −0.06 |
Waist Circumference | 0.16 | 0.07 | 0.14 | 0.29* | −0.05 | −0.02 | 0.31* | 0.18 | 0.33** | 0.01 |
Percent Body Fat | 0.19 | −0.04 | 0.21 | −0.17 | −0.13 | −0.10 | 0.24 | 0.14 | 0.33** | −0.01 |
Education (y) | −0.16 | −0.05 | −0.08 | −0.14 | 0.13 | 0.24* | 0.16 | −0.14 | −0.27* | −0.11 |
Sample size | 49 | 70 | 43 | 88 | 54 | 62 | 50 | 71 | 70 | 72 |
MVPA (min/day in 1-min bouts) | 0.23 | 0.01 | −0.03 | −0.19 | −0.05 | −0.25* | −0.35* | −0.05 | 0.15 | −0.09 |
MVPA (min/day in 10-min bouts) | 0.18 | 0.02 | −0.09 | −0.11 | −0.10 | −0.25* | −0.27 | 0.03 | 0.16 | 0 |
Sedentary Time (min/day in 1-min bouts) | −0.33* | −0.31* | 0 | −0.07 | −0.25 | −0.08 | −0.07 | −0.33* | −0.32* | −0.18 |
Sample size | 53 | Â 75 | 42 | Â 88 | 55 | 65 | 46 | 63 | 67 | 61 |
Leptin (μg/L) | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.14 | 0.07 | −0.04 | −0.08 | 0.07 | 0 | 0.14 | −0.15 |
Adiponectin (ng/mL) | 0.07 | −0.02 | 0 | −0.30** | 0.07 | −0.21 | −0.19 | 0.01 | −0.30* | −0.04 |
Insulin (pmol/L) | 0.04 | 0.21 | 0.12 | 0.32** | 0.19 | 0.06 | 0.28* | 0.33** | 0.35** | 0.01 |