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Table 1 Study participant description

From: Understanding the bigger picture: syndemic interactions of the immigrant and refugee context with the lived experience of diabetes and obesity

Community

Gender & health condition (obesity/diabetes) or n/a – not applicable

Interpreter present? Yes/No (Language)

Interviews

1. French-speaking African

Male - obesity

No

2. French-speaking African

Female - obesity

No

3. French-speaking African

Male - diabetes

No

4. French-speaking African

Male - diabetes

No

5. Chinese

Female - diabetes

Yes (Chinese)

6. Eritrean

Female – diabetes and family caregiver

Yes (Tigrinya)

7. Eritrean

Male - diabetes

Yes (Tigrinya)

8. Eritrean

Female - diabetes

No

9. South Sudanese

Male - diabetes

No

10. South Sudanese

Female - diabetes

No

11. South Sudanese

Female - diabetes

No

12. South Sudanese

Female - diabetes

Yes

13. South Sudanese (broker)

Female – diabetes & obesity

No

14. South Sudanese (broker)

Female - diabetes

No

15. Somali

Female – diabetes & obesity

Yes (Somali)

16. Chinese (broker)

Female - diabetes

No

17. Eritrean (broker)

Female – n/a

No

18. Filipino (broker)

Female – n/a

No

19. French-speaking African (broker)

Female – n/a

No

20. Somali (broker)

Female – n/a

No

21. South Asian (broker)

Female – n/a

No

22. South Sudanese (broker)

Female – n/a

No

Focus group discussions

1. South Asian

Males – 2; Females – 6 (diabetes)

Yes

2. Chinese (4) and Filipino (4)

Male – 1; Females – 7 (diabetes)

Yes

3. Somali

Females −13 (diabetes)

Yes