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Table 2 Demographic data, by site for women

From: The associations between alcohol intake and cardiometabolic risk in African-origin adults spanning the epidemiologic transition

 

Ghana

South Africa

Jamaica

Seychelles

United States

Overall

N

293

268

251

270

257

1339

Mean Age

34.0 ± 6.6

33.1 ± 6.0**

34.7 ± 6.2

35.8 ± 5.6

35.0 ± 6.3

34.5 ± 6.3

Weight (Kg)

63.5 ± 13.1**

82.0 ± 22.3**

78.5 ± 18.6**

72.1 ± 17.3**

91.7 ± 24.4

77.2 ± 21.6

Height (cm)

158.0 ± 5.7**

160.1 ± 6.3**

163.2 ± 6.6

161.4 ± 6.5**

164.0 ± 6.2

161.2 ± 6.6

BMI (Kg/m2)

25.5 ± 5.2**

31.0 ± 8.2**

29.5 ± 6.7**

27.6 ± 6.2**

34.1 ± 8.8

29.6 ± 7.7

Waist (cm)

84.2 ± 12.5**

97.0 ± 16.4**

92.0 ± 13.8**

87.9 ± 12.3**

101.9 ± 19.6

92.3 ± 16.4

Hip (cm)

100.2 ± 13.3**

114.2 ± 15.7*

107.9 ± 11.6 **

104.4 ± 12.4**

117.1 ± 16.0

108.5 ± 15.2

WHR

0.84 ± 0.070**

0.85 ± 0.076**

0.85 ± 0.066**

0.84 ± 0.057**

0.87 ± 0.090

0.85 ± 0.073

Overweight/Obese, (N) %

141 (48.12)**

209 (77.99)*

181 (72.11)**

165 (61.11)**

219 (85.21)

915 (68.34)

Smokers, (N) %

0 (0.0)**

21 (7.87)**

43 (17.13)**

17 (6.3)**

84 (32.68)

165 (12.33)

MVPA Duration (min/day)

25.9 ± 16.7**

22.0 ± 16.2**

19.5 ± 15.3**

22.9 ± 14.7**

15.1 ± 17.7

21.2 ± 16.6

  1. *p < 0.05, and **p < 0.01. Reference is USA