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Table 1 Subject characteristics, overall and by ethnic subgroup (N = 5641)

From: Ethnic differences in prevalence and risk factors for hypertension in the Suriname Health Study: a cross sectional population study

Characteristics

Overall

Amerindian

Creole

Hindustani

Javanese

Maroon

Mixed

N = 5641

N = 427

N = 677

N = 1315

N = 923

N = 1377

N = 817

Men % (95 % CI)

49.7(48.4-51)

37.6(31.7-44)

54.4(50.6-58.2)

52.8(50.4-55.2)

51.2(47.7-54.6)

43.2(40.3-46.2)

46.3(43.1-49.6)

Age in years, median (95 % range)

35.0(15.0-62.0)

35.0(16.0-62.0)

36.0(16-62)

37.0(16.0-62.0)

40.0(15.0-62.2)

30.0(15.0-61.0)

32.0(15.0-62.0))

Education % (95 % CI)

 Low

53(51.7-54.3)

78.6(73-83.5)

37.5(33.8-41.4)

54.3(51.8-56.7)

53.3(49.8-56.8)

77.3(74.7-79.8)

34.8(31.7-38.0)

 Middle

27.9(26.7-29.1)

17.8(13.2-23.1)

34.8(31.1-38.6)

27.9(25.7-30.1)

32(28.8-35.4)

14.1(12.1-16.4)

35.4(32.3-38.6)

 High

19.1(18.1-20.2)

3.6(1.7-6.8)

27.7(24.4-31.4)

17.9(16.1-19.8)

14.7(12.4-17.4)

8.5(7-10.4)

29.8(26.9-32.9)

Income % (95 % CI)

  < SRD 800/month

33.6(32-35.2)

54.7(46-63)

23.0(19.0-27.6)

30.9(28.0-34.0)

23.9(20.3-27.9)

58.3(54.4-62)

23.4(19.9-27.3)

 SRD 800-1499/month

33.9(32.3-35.5)

26.4(19.3-34.4)

39.9(35.0-45.0)

37.6(34.6-40.8)

37.8(33.6-42.2)

27.6(24.3-31.2)

28.3(24.6-32.4)

 SRD 1500-2199/month

15(13.8-16.3)

7.2(3.5-12.7)

16.2(12.8-20.4)

17.2(14.9-19.7)

19.4(16.1-23.2)

7.5(5.6-9.8)

16.8(13.7-20.3)

 SRD 2200/month

17.5(16.2-18.8)

11.7(6.7-17.9)

20.9(17.0-25.3)

14.3(12.2-16.7)

18.9(15.6-22.6)

6.7(5.0-8.9)

31.5(27.6-35.7)

Area % (95 % CI)

 Urban coastal

75.5(74.3-76.6)

31.2(25.4-37.2)

85.8(82.9-88.3)

83.9(82-85.6)

70.7(67.4-56.8)

52.3(49.2-55.3)

85.4(83-38)

 Rural coastal

16.1(15.1-17)

32(26.1-38)

14.1(11.7-17)

16.1(14.4-18)

29.3(26.2-35.4)

6.9(5.5-8.7)

14.3(12.2-38.6)

 Rural interior

8.5(7.8-9.2)

36.9(30.9-43.2)

0(0-0.7)

0(0-0.3)

0(0-17.4)

40.8(37.9-43.8)

0.3(0.1-32.9)

Living with partner % (95 % CI)

51.7(50.4-53)

66(59.7-71.7)

32.3(28.8-36)

60.4(58-62.7)

70.7(67.4-73.8)

40.1(37.2-43.1)

44(40.8-47.2)

Working or studying % (95 % CI)

69(67.8-70.2)

44.3(38.2-50.8)

78.7(75.4-81.6)

67.8(65.5-70)

71.9(68.7-74.9)

58.7(55.7-61.6)

77.2(74.3-79.8)

Smoking % (95 % CI)

14.7(13.8-15.6)

5.3(2.8-8.7)

19.1(16.2-22.3)

16.2(14.5-18.1)

20.2(17.5-23.1)

6.5(5.1-8.2)

14(11.9-16.4)

Recommended physical activity % (95 % CI)

64.3(62.9-65.6)

66.3(59.1-73.1)

69.6(65.7-73.3)

65.4(63-67.8)

60(56.3-63.5)

59.2(55.9-62.5)

65.6(62.2-68.8)

Body mass index, kg/m2, median (95 % range)

25.7(25.6-25.9)

26.7(18.4-40.7)

25.5(17.6-41.0)

26.3(17.1-39.1)

26.1(17.8-40.1)

24.9(17.5-41.3)

25.8(17.2-39.8)

Waist circumference, cm, mean (SD)

87.3(15.6)

90.0(14.4)

88.2(16.3)

89.4(15.7)

86.0(14.9)

84.6(15.0)

86.4(16.0)

Systolic blood pressure, mmHg, mean (SD)

119.0(19.3)

117.3(18.6)

122.4(19.7)

119.1(19.3)

119.3(19.5)

118.4(18.9)

117.5(19.5)

Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg, mean (SD)

78.6(12.7)

76.3(11.4)

79.4(13.2)

79.6(12.3)

79.4(13.0)

77.3(13.2)

77.4(12.2)

  1. The values are estimated means (standard deviation, SD), medians (range) or proportions (confidence interval, CI) and are based on weighted data. The sample weights included population adjustment weights for sex and age. For analysis on the overall population, additional adjustment weights for ethnicity were included. The sample of the overall population included the presented ethnic subgroups (n = 5536) plus other unspecified ethnicities (n = 105)
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