Table 1 Characteristics of the study population
Dutch (n = 440) | Turkish (n = 320) | Moroccan (n = 272) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | 181 (41.1) | 151 (47.2) | 158 (58.1) | < 0.001 |
Mean age in years | 51.5 ± 14.8 | 45.2 ± 13.2 | 49.7 ± 13.9 | < 0.001 |
Low education level a | 77 (17.7) | 193 (62.3) | 177 (66.8) | < 0.001 |
Born in the Netherlands | 428 (97.3) | 13 (4.8) | 13 (4.1) | < 0.001 |
Current cigarette smoking | 141 (32.2) | 105 (36.1) | 40 (15.2) | < 0.001 |
Alcohol abstinence | 40 (10.2) | 211 (81.8) | 198 (92.5) | < 0.001 |
Physically active > = 30 min on 5 days | 306 (69.5) | 138(43.1) | 145 (53.3) | < 0.001 |
Mean body mass index in kg/m2 | 25.8 ± 4.5 | 28.9 ± 5.3 | 27.8 ± 5.3 | < 0.001 |
Diabetes b | 35 (8.0) | 62 (19.4) | 71 (26.3) | < 0.001 |
-Median non-fasting blood glucose in mmol/L | 4.9 (4.6–5.5) | 5.1 (4.6–6.0) | 5.5 (4.9–6.9) | < 0.001 |
-Median glycated hemoglobin in % | 5.5 (5.3–5.8) | 5.6 (5.3–5.9) | 5.7 (5.4–9.1) | < 0.001 |
Elevated Cholesterol c | 106 (24.1) | 122 (38.4) | 81 (30.1) | < 0.001 |
-Median high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in mmol/L | 1.5 (1.3–1.8) | 1.2 (1.0–1.4) | 1.2 (1.0–1.4) | < 0.001 |
-Mean total cholesterol in mmol/L | 5.6 ± 1.1 | 5.2 ± 1.0 | 5.1 ± 1.0 | < 0.001 |
Hypertension d | 223 (50.8) | 130 (41.0) | 108 (39.7) | 0.001 |
-Mean systolic blood pressure in mmHg | 137.8 ± 23.5 | 129.7 ± 22.1 | 133.2 ± 21.4 | < 0.001 |
-Mean diastolic blood pressure in mmHg | 82.8 ± 11.6 | 81.6 ± 11.2 | 79.7 ± 10.4 | 0.001 |