| Sociodemographic and explanatory variables |
Swedes
n=181 |
Assyrians/Syrians n=173 |
Test of differences
P-value |
| Total percent of study population by ethnicity |
51.1 |
48.9 |
|
| |
|
|
|
| Sex |
|
|
|
| Women |
44.2 |
48.5 |
0.411 |
| Men |
55.8 |
51.5 |
|
| |
|
|
|
| Age in years |
|
|
|
| 32-59 |
32.6 |
46.5 |
0.026 |
| 60-69 |
32.6 |
27.3 |
|
| ≥70 |
34.8 |
26.2 |
|
| |
|
|
|
| Anthropometry |
|
|
|
| Weight in kg |
87 (19.1) |
82 (17.5) |
0.012 |
| Height in cm |
170 (9.6) |
162 (9.9) |
0.000 |
| Mean BMI (standard deviation) |
30 (6.0) |
33 (20.2) |
0.059 |
| BMI groups |
|
|
|
| Normal (<25) |
15.0 |
11.8 |
0.017 |
| Overweight (25.0 – 29.9) |
42.5 |
30.6 |
|
| Obese (≥30) |
42.5 |
57.6 |
|
| |
|
|
|
| Abdominal obesity |
106.3 (13.8) |
106.1 (12.1) |
0.877 |
| Female(>88 cm) |
90.0 |
95.2 |
0.205 |
| Male (>102 cm) |
59.4 |
54.0 |
0.447 |
| |
|
|
|
| Total weekly physical activity (hours) |
|
|
|
| Summer |
|
|
0.700 |
| ≤2 |
25.8 |
26.2 |
|
| 3-5 |
67.4 |
69.2 |
|
| ≥6 |
6.8 |
4.6 |
|
| Winter |
|
|
0.001 |
| ≤2 |
41.0 |
60.5 |
|
| 3-5 |
54.5 |
37.8 |
|
| ≥6 |
4.5 |
1.7 |
|
| |
|
|
|
| Alcohol consumption |
|
|
0.000 |
| High |
3.9 |
3.7 |
|
| Moderate |
79.1 |
43.3 |
|
| Never |
17.0 |
53.0 |
|
| |
|
|
|
| Smoking |
|
|
|
| Daily smoker |
18.3 |
16.9 |
0.717 |
