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Table 1 Demographic and anthropometric variables in Dutch and Non-Western adolescents

From: Ethnic differences in BMI among Dutch adolescents: what is the role of screen-viewing, active commuting to school, and consumption of soft drinks and high-caloric snacks?

 

boys

girls

Characteristics

Dutch

(n = 410)

Non-Western

(n = 64)

P Valuea

Dutch

(n = 426)

Non-Western

(n = 57)

P Value*

age, y

12.7 (.4)

13.0 (.7)

.039

12.6 (.5)

12.8 (.5)

.054

height, cm

159.3 (8.2)

157.9 (8.1)

.163

158.3 (7.3)

156.1 (7.7)

.182

weight, kg

47.0 (9.9)

49.9 (9.6)

.169

47.8 (9.5)

51.2 (12.0)

.066

BMI, kg/m2

18.4 (2.8)

19.9 (3.0)

.000

19.0 (3.0)

20.9 (3.9)

.003

overweight, No. (%)†

obese, No. (%)b

56 (13.7)

5 (1.2)

13 (20.3)

4 (6.3)

.007

64 (15.0)

11 (2.6)

14 (24.6)

6 (10.5)

.001

  1. Data are presented as mean (SD) unless stated otherwise
  2. * comparing Dutch and Non-Westerners, using the Kolmogorov Smirnov Test (all variables, except for %overweight/%obese), and the Pearson Chi-square (%overweight/% obese)
  3. † using cut-off values described by Cole et al. [19]
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

ISSN: 1479-5868

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