Aboriginal (n = 142) | Chinese (n = 163) | European (n = 164) | South Asian (n = 165) | Overall p value | |
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Age (years) | 45.7 (44.4-47.1) | 48.1 (46.7-49.4) | 51.1 (49.8-52.4) | 45.1 (43.8-46.4) | < 0.001 b, d, e, f |
Females | 75 (52.8%) | 90 (55.2%) | 78 (47.6%) | 83 (50.3%) | 0.550 |
Education | < 0.001 | ||||
High school or less | 55 (38.7%) | 53 (32.5%) | 33 (20.1%) | 68 (41.2%) | |
More than high school | 87 (61.3%) | 110 (67.5%) | 131 (79.9%) | 97 (58.8%) | |
Current smoker | 41 (28.9%) | 6 (3.7%) | 13 (7.9%) | 6 (3.6%) | < 0.001 |
Physical activity (min/week) †* | 288.3 (240.6-345.5) | 162.1 (136.6-192.5) | 247.6 (208.9-293.5) | 145.5 (122.6-172.4) | < 0.001 a, c, d, f |
Diet (total energy, kcals) † | 1821 (1725–1918) | 2010 (1923–2097) | 2100 (2012–2188) | 1755 (1665–1845) | < 0.001 a, b, e, f |
BMI (kg/m2)† | 29.2 (28.4-29.9) | 25.7 (25.0-26.4) | 27.7 (27.0-28.4) | 27.7 (27.1-28.4) | < 0.001 a-e |
WC (cm) † | 95.7 (94.0-97.4) | 83.5 (81.9-90.8) | 89.2 (87.6-90.8) | 88.7 (87.1-90.3) | < 0.001 a-e |
WHR† | 0.94 (0.93-0.95) | 0.88 (0.87-0.88) | 0.87 (0.86-0.88) | 0.89 (0.88-0.90) | < 0.001 a-c |
Percent body fat (%)† | 35.0 (33.9-36.0) | 30.8 (29.8-31.7) | 31.9 (31.0-32.9) | 36.4 (35.4-37.4) | < 0.001 a, b, e, f |
VAT (cm2)†* | 117.6 (109.1-126.8) | 92.4 (86.2-99.1) | 95.8 (89.2-102.8) | 118.5 (110.5-127.1) | < 0.001 a, b, e, f |
SAT (cm2)†* | 308.3 (287.4-330.6) | 212.3 (199.1-226.6) | 260.1 (243.5-277.8) | 299.8 (280.9-319.9) | < 0.001 a, b, d-f |
Glucose (mmol/L) †* | 5.25 (5.15-5.35) | 5.27 (5.18-5.37) | 5.10 (5.01-5.20) | 5.35 (5.25-5.45) | < 0.001 f |
Insulin (μU/mL) †* | 72.60 (66.35-79.51) | 60.70 (55.76-66.02) | 57.69 (52.93-62.87) | 77.71 (71.38-84.61) | < 0.001 a, b, e, f |
HOMA-IR†* | 2.44 (2.21-2.70) | 2.05 (1.86-2.25) | 1.88 (1.71-2.07) | 2.66 (2.42-2.92) | < 0.001 b, e, f |
Total adiponectin (μg/mL) †* | 5.17 (4.80-5.56) | 4.15 (3.88-4.45) | 5.18 (4.83-5.56) | 4.41 (4.12-4.73) | < 0.001 a, c, d, f |
HMW adiponectin (μg/mL) †* | 2.45 (2.18-2.75) | 1.59 (1.43-1.77) | 2.35 (2.11-2.62) | 1.84 (1.65-2.05) | < 0.001 a, c, d, f |