Table 2 Socio-demographic, health, lifestyle and family history description of participants by ethnicity for 1 921 participants
Characteristic | Fulbe | Mbororo | General Population | Pooled | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Health measures (x̄±SD) | |||||
Height (cm) | 163.3 (±8.7) | 161.9 (±8.4) | 162.6 (±8.2) | 162.5 (±8.4) | 0.01ª |
Weight (kg) | 55.0 (±14.1) | 50.1 (±10.7) | 58.6 (±12.9) | 53.7 (±12.7) | <0.001ª |
Waist Circumference (WC) (cm) | 76.6 (±12.7) | 74.4 (±10.5) | 79.2 (±10.5) | 76.3 (±11.2) | <0.001ª |
Hip Circumference (HC) (cm) | 91.7 (±11.2) | 88.0 (±8.6) | 92.1 (±10.3) | 90.0 (±9.9) | <0.001ª |
Waist-Hip-Ratio (WHR) | 0.84 (±0.09) | 0.85 (±0.10) | 0.86 (±0.08) | 0.85 (±0.09) | <0.001ª |
Body Mass Index (BMI) (kg/m2) | 20.5 (±4.6) | 19.1 (±3.7) | 22.1 (±4.3) | 20.3 (±4.3) | <0.001ª |
FCG Normal [FCG < 6.1 mmol/l (n = 1621)] (mmol/l) | 4.9 (±0.6) | 4.9 (±0.7) | 5.0 (±0.6) | 4.9 (±0.7) | 0.001ª |
BP (x̄±SD) (mmHg) | |||||
Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) | 128.1 (±20.4) | 127.9 (±23.8) | 129.0 (±23.0) | 128.3 (±22.8) | 0.63ª |
Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP) | 80.5 (±12.0) | 80.4 (±14.3) | 79.6 (±13.3) | 80.2 (±13.5) | 0.50ª |
Gender, n (%) | |||||
Male | 139 (33.2) | 286 (31.2) | 212 (36.3) | 637 (33.2) | |
Female | 280 (66.8) | 632 (68.8) | 372 (63.7) | 1284 (66.8) | 0.12b |
Interview Language, n (%) | |||||
French/English (official languages) | 55 (13.1) | 48 (5.2) | 312 (53.4) | 415 (21.6) | |
Local language/Interpreter | 364 (86.9) | 870 (94.8) | 272 (46.6) | 1506 (78.4) | <0.001b |
Age (x̄±SD) | 35.7 (14.3) | 36.0 (14.2) | 36.4 (14.8) | 36.4 (14.4) | 0.79ª |
Age group, n (%) | |||||
20–39 | 274 (65.4) | 596 (64.9) | 376 (64.4) | 1 246 (64.9) | |
40–59 | 105 (25.0) | 243 (26.5) | 148 (25.3) | 496 (25.8) | |
60+ | 40 (9.6) | 79 (8.6) | 60 (10.3) | 179 (9.3) | 0.84b |
Marital status, n (%) | |||||
Single | 45 (10.7) | 54 (5.8) | 81 (13.9) | 180 (9.4) | |
Married | 329 (78.5) | 768 (83.7) | 431 (73.8) | 1 528 (79.5) | |
Separated | 45 (10.7) | 96 (10.5) | 72 (12.3) | 213 (11.1) | <0.001b |
Level of education, n (%) | |||||
Never | 269 (64.2) | 755 (82.2) | 171 (29.3) | 1195 (62.2) | |
Attended school | 150 (35.8) | 163 (17.8) | 413 (70.7) | 726 (37.8) | <0.001b |
Smoking habit, n (%) | |||||
Abstainers | 387 (92.4) | 854 (93.0) | 491 (84.1) | 1732 (90.2) | |
Former | 23 (5.5) | 52 (5.7) | 55 (9.4) | 130 (6.7) | |
Current smokers | 9 (2.1) | 12 (1.3) | 38 (6.5) | 59 (3.1) | <0.001b |
Alcohol drinking, n (%) | |||||
Never | 384 (91.7) | 866 (94.3) | 247 (42.3) | 1497 (77.9) | |
Occasional (drank in past 12 months) & daily drinkers | 35 (8.3) | 52 (5.7) | 337 (57.7) | 424 (22.1) | <0.001b |
10 min physical activity at work, n (%) | |||||
Vigorous | 164 (39.1) | 383 (41.7) | 301 (51.5) | 848 (44.1) | |
Moderate | 113 (27.0) | 271 (29.5) | 169 (28.9) | 553 (28.8) | |
Low | 142 (33.9) | 264 (28.8) | 114 (19.5) | 520 (27.1) | <0.001b |
Walks for at least 10 min, n (%) | |||||
No | 163 (38.9) | 316 (34.4) | 121 (20.7) | 600 (31.2) | |
Yes | 256 (61.1) | 602 (65.6) | 463 (79.3) | 1 321 (68.8) | <0.001b |
Vegetable intake/week, n (%) | |||||
High (5–7 days/week) | 260 (62.1) | 470 (51.2) | 244 (41.8) | 974 (50.7) | |
Moderate (3–4 days/week) | 118 (28.2) | 301 (32.8) | 213 (36.5) | 632 (32.9) | |
Low (0–2 days/week) | 41 (9.8) | 147 (16.0) | 127 (21.7) | 315 (16.4) | <0.001b |
Fruit intake/week, n (%) | |||||
High (5–7 days/week) | 104 (24.8) | 146 (15.9) | 127 (21.8) | 377 (19.6) | |
Moderate (3–4 days/week) | 103 (24.6) | 226 (24.6) | 138 (23.6) | 467 (24.3) | |
Low (0–2 days/week) | 212 (50.6) | 546 (59.5) | 319 (54.6) | 1077 (56.1) | <0.001b |
Always added salt at table, n (%) | |||||
No | 342 (81.6) | 756 (82.4) | 463 (79.3) | 1561 (81.3) | |
Yes | 77 (18.4) | 162 (17.6) | 121 (20.7) | 360 (18.7) | 0.32b |
Always added sugar to tea/coffee, n (%) | |||||
No | 337 (80.4) | 766 (83.4) | 434 (74.3) | 1537 (80.0) | |
Yes | 82 (19.6) | 152 (16.6) | 150 (25.7) | 384 (20.0) | <0.001b |