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Table 2 Mean (SD) anthropometric measurements and blood lipid levels among Javanese Surinamese and South-Asian Surinamese participants

From: Comparison of cardiovascular risk factors and dietary intakes among Javanese Surinamese and South-Asian Surinamese in the Netherlands. The HELIUS study

 

Javanese Surinamese (n = 197)

South-Asian Surinamese (n = 2738)

BMI

Overweight (BMI ≥ 23 kg/m2)

Obesity (BMI ≥ 27 kg/m2)

25.8 (4.5)

26.2 (4.7)

WC (men)

Overweight/obesity (WC > 90 cm)

89.9 (11.2) **

93.7 (12.0)

WHR (men)

Overweight/obesity (WHR > 0.90)

0.93 (0.06) **

0.97 (0.07)

WC (women)

Overweight/obesity (WC > 80 cm)

85.4 (11.4)

89.9 (13.2)

WHR (women)

Overweight/obesity (WHR > 0.80)

0.86 (0.07)

0.93 (0.06)

Total cholesterol

Hypercholesterolemia (total cholesterol level >5.2 mmol/l)

5.1 (1.0)

4.97 (1.03)

LDL

High LDL (LDL level > 3.4 mmol/l)

3.1 (0.92)

3.1 (0.93)

HDL

Low HDL (HDL < 1.1 mmol/L)

1.4 (0.39)

1.3 (0.37)

Triglycerides

High triglycerides (triglycerides >2.0 mmol/l)

1.2 (1.1)

1.1 (0.82)

  1. * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01 indicates statistically different from South-Asian Surinamese
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