Table 1.
METS-Microbiome participant characteristics from Ghana, South Africa, Jamaica, Seychelles and US. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation for continuous variables and percentages (%) for categorical variables.
| Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | South Africa | Jamaica | Seychelles | US | |
| n=254 | n=228 | n=263 | n=196 | n=213 | |
| Age (years) | 40.74 ± 8.1 | 35.56 ± 7.8 | 45.16 ± 7.5 | 43.84 ± 6.1 | 45.44 ± 6.4 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 28.30 ± 5.9 | 33.42 ± 8.6 | 32.12 ± 7.3 | 30.32 ± 7.2 | 36.34 ± 8.8 |
| Obese (%) | 45,0% | 61,0% | 60,4% | 49,5% | 74,7% |
| SBP (mm Hg) | 117.1 ± 18.5 | 115.20 ± 17.1 | 126.08 ± 19.0 | 123.28 ± 17.8 | 124.19 ± 18.4 |
| DBP (mm Hg) | 70.53 ± 12.2 | 75.20 ± 12.1 | 79.41 ± 12.6 | 79.37 ± 14.4 | 81.52 ± 12.1 |
| Hypertensive (%) | 37,5% | 37,3% | 57,4% | 55,5% | 65,4% |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 110.45 ± 62.7 | 89.17 ± 20.0 | 107.46 ± 39.1 | 111.35 ± 27.2 | 107.07 ± 44.0 |
| Diabetic (%) | 10,0% | 3,5% | 12,9% | 13,9% | 19,9% |
| Men | |||||
| Ghana | South Africa | Jamaica | Seychelles | US | |
| n=117 | n=171 | n=133 | n=164 | n=107 | |
| Age (years) | 43.92 ± 8.7 | 36.53 ± 7.2 | 44.42 ± 7.5 | 44.57 ± 5.1 | 47.12 ± 5.5 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.7 ± 4.4 | 22.26 ± 4.1 | 24.8 ± 5.3 | 28.46 ± 5.5 | 30.37 ± 8.2 |
| Obese (%) | 13,4% | 5,3% | 15,7% | 39,2% | 44,4% |
| SBP (mm Hg) | 121.28 ± 15.4 | 122.71 ± 15.5 | 129.23 ± 17.1 | 130.43 ± 16.2 | 130.67 ± 16.0 |
| DBP (mm Hg) | 68.02 ± 13.0 | 75.32 ± 11.1 | 78.07 ± 11.5 | 81.64 ± 12.1 | 82.37 ± 12.2 |
| Hypertensive (%) | 33,1 % | 45,0% | 50,3% | 65,9% | 72,7% |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 100.52 ± 19.4 | 94 ± 23.4 | 99.04 ± 33.1 | 124.26 ± 44.2 | 107 ± 36.2 |
| Diabetic (%) | 4,6% | 3,5% | 4,8% | 22,8% | 17,5% |