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Table 1 Baseline characteristics between women in the FiLWHEL and KNHANES (n=474)a

From: Dietary diversity and nutritional adequacy among married Filipino immigrant women: The Filipino Women’s Diet and Health Study (FiLWHEL)

 

FiLWHEL

KNHANES

P-valueb

Total individuals

474

474

 

Age

  

Matched

 20-34

252 (53.2)

252 (53.2)

 

 35-39

101 (21.3)

101 (21.3)

 

 40-44

62 (13.1)

62 (13.1)

 

 45-57

59 (12.4)

59 (12.4)

 

BMIc (kg/m2)

23.6 ± 3.8d

22.8 ± 3.7

0.001

Education

  

<0.001

 High school or less

153 (32.3)

181 (38.2)

 

 Associate/College or more

319 (67.3)

246 (51.9)

 

 Missing/Do not know

2 (0.4)

47 (9.9)

 

Vigorous exercise

  

<0.001

 No

379 (80.0)

342 (72.1)

 

 Yes

85 (17.9)

87 (18.4)

 

 Missing/Do not know

10 (2.1)

45 (9.5)

 

Alcohol intake

  

<0.001

 Never

137 (28.9)

28 (5.9)

 

 Past and current

333 (70.3)

405 (85.4)

 

 Missing/Do not know

4 (0.8)

41 (8.7)

 

Smoking status

  

<0.001

 Never

429 (90.5)

379 (80.0)

 

 Past and current

41 (8.7)

54 (11.4)

 

 Missing/Do not know

4 (0.8)

41 (8.6)

 
  1. Abbreviations: FiLWHEL Filipino Women’s Diet and Health Study, KNHANES Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, BMI body mass index
  2. aValues are n (%) unless otherwise specified. Age category-matching was taken into account
  3. bBased on McNemar’s tests for categorical variables and Student’s paired t-tests for log-transformed BMI
  4. cMissing data on BMI for 3 FiLWHEL and 21 KNHANES participants
  5. dMean ± SD (all such values)