Table 1 Characteristics of the study sample by ethnic group
From: Association between body size and blood pressure in children from different ethnic origins
| Â | Dutch n=1923 | Turkish n=99 | Moroccan n=187 | Black-African n=67 | Black-Caribbean n=121 | sign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Mean (SD) or % | Â | ||||
Age (years) | 5.7 (0.5) | 5.9 (0.5)†| 6.1 (0.6)$ | 5.9 (0.6)†| 5.9 (0.5)†| *** |
Sex (% boys) | 51.2 | 45.2 | 56.2 | 52.2 | 48.8 | Â |
Birth weight (gr) | 3522 (539) | 3395 (469) | 3381 (557) | 3398 (596) | 3276 (604) | *** |
Height (cm) | 116.9 (5.7) | 116.7 (5.3) | 118.1 (6.4) | 119.3 (6.1)$ | 119.1 (5.9)†| *** |
Weight (kg) | 21.1 (2.9) | 22.5 (3.8)$ | 23.1 (4.3)†| 23.1 (4.8)†| 22.7 (4.1)†| *** |
BMI (kg/m2) | 15.4 (1.3) | 16.5 (2.0)$ | 16.5 (1.9)†| 16.1 (2.2)†| 15.9 (1.8)†| *** |
%Overweight/obese‡ | 6.6 | 27.3 | 26.2 | 20.9 | 16.5 | *** |
WHtR | 0.45 (0.03) | 0.47 (0.04)†| 0.46 (0.03)†| 0.45 (0.04) | 0.45 (0.03) | *** |
FMI (kg/m2) | 3.1 (1.1) | 4.0 (1.7)†| 4.2 (1.7)†| 3.8 (1.8)†| 3.7 (1.7)†| *** |
Systolic BP (mmHg) | 97 (9) | 100 (9) | 100 (9)$ | 99.0 (9.1) | 99.1 (8.9) | *** |
Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 57 (8) | 60 (8)$ | 60 (8)†| 60.5 (7.3)†| 60.5 (7.5)†| *** |
Pre-hypertension % yes§ | 11.1 | 16.2 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 13.2 | * |