Health measures of Eeyouch (Cree) who are eligible to participate in the on-the-land Income Security Program in Eeyou Istchee (northern Quebec, Canada)

Table 1 Descriptive statistics of participants based on the eligibility for participation in the Income Security Program (ISP)

	Income Security Program Eligibility
	Ineligible to participate (≤ 119 days on-the-land)				Eligible to participate (≥ 120 days on-the-land)
Variable	Male (n)	Female (n)	All (n)	Mean (SD)	Male (n)	Female (n)	All (n)	Mean (SD)
Activity (hours/week)^a
Vigorous	78	71	149	1.52 (1.80)	19	14	33	3.50 (2.43)
Moderate	101	124	225	2.03 (2.04)	24	22	46	3.71 (2.95)
Walking	99	113	212	1.87 (2.78)	23	14	37	1.70 (1.84)
Anthropometry
BMI (kg/m²)	172	272	444	32.98 (7.37)	45	37	82	34.22 (8.80)
Waist circumference (cm)	173	272	445	107.99 (15.91)	45	37	82	112.20 (14.33)
Traditional diet (nmol/L)
Omega-3	108	137	245	6.20 (1.51)	25	17	42	7.66 (1.61)
Lipid (nmol/L)
Cholesterol	173	273	446	0.73 (0.07)	45	37	82	0.75 (0.07)
LDL	172	267	439	0.53 (0.10)	42	37	79	0.56 (0.09)
HDL	173	273	446	0.35 (0.06)	45	37	82	0.36 (0.05)
Inflammatory Marker^b
TNF-α (pg/mL)	108	137	245	2.94 (2.20)	25	18	43	2.77 (3.04)
IL-6 (pg/mL)	108	137	245	2.42 (1.99)	25	18	43	2.95 (1.79)
CRP (mg/L)	108	137	245	2.58 (3.17)	25	18	43	3.30 (2.59)
Contaminant^b (nmol/L)
Blood [Hg]	173	273	446	15.57 (3.66)	45	37	82	63.94 (3.14)
Age mean (SD)	34.47 (15.74)	34.12 (34)	34.26 (15.49)		50.32 (18.03)	55.40 (15.04)	52.78 (16.76)

Note:
^a categories are not mutually exclusive due to multiple responses to activity
^b geometric mean and standard deviation
Key: BMI body mass index, Omega-3 omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, LDL low density lipoprotein, HDL high density lipoprotein, TNF-α tumor necrosis factor-alpha, IL-6 interleukin-6, CRP c-reactive protein, [Hg] mercury concentration

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