Table 2.
Clinical characteristics of Black African and White European men
| Black African (n = 88) |
White European (n = 97) |
P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 41.3 (38.3, 44.5) | 48.1 (44.7, 51.7) | 0.018 |
| Weight, kg | 88.2 (85.0, 91.5) | 91.9 (88.2, 95.7) | 0.316 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 29.1 ± 4.0 | 29.3 ± 5.2 | 0.793 |
| Waist circumference, cm | 97.4 ± 12.4 | 103.6 ± 15.0 | 0.003 |
| Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | 130 ± 13 | 126 ± 12 | 0.042 |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg | 79 ± 11 | 76 ± 10 | 0.037 |
| Total cholesterol, mmol/l | 4.25 ± 0.88 | 4.76 ± 0.85 | <0.001 |
| LDL-cholesterol, mmol/l | 2.57 ± 0.71 | 2.85 ± 0.75 | 0.011 |
| HDL-cholesterol, mmol/l | 1.20 (1.13, 1.27) | 1.20 (1.14, 1.26) | 0.572 |
| Triglycerides, mmol/l | 0.99 ± 0.55 | 1.30 (1.17, 1.44) | <0.001 |
| Fasting glucose, mmol/l | 5.6 (5.4, 5.8) | 5.8 (5.6, 6.1) | 0.403 |
| HOMA2-IR | 1.31 (1.14, 1.51)a | 1.50 (1.25, 1.80)b | 0.238 |
| HbA1c, mmol/mol | 41.7 (40.2, 43.3) | 40.2 (38.7, 41.8) | 0.017 |
Data presented as mean ± SD, or geometric mean (95% CIs) for variables that required log-transformation prior to testing.
aData available for n = 52.
b n = 55.
Differences between the two ethnic groups were determined using independent samples t-tests. Non-parametric variables were log-transformed before normal tests were carried out on them. Significant differences are highlighted in bold.