Table 1.
Characteristics of participants: on-reserve First Nation individuals (Interior Salishan) aged 18 years and over (n 126), rural Okanagan region of British Columbia, Canada
| Percentile | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Mean | sd | 25th | 75th | ||
| Age (years) | 40·7 | 12·7 | 29·8 | 47·8 | ||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 28·5 | 5·6 | 24·8 | 31·9 | ||
| 3 d intake of total n-3 fatty acids (g) | 3·9 | 2·4 | 2·1 | 5·0 | ||
| 3 d intake of total SFA (g) | 59·2 | 30·9 | 39·5 | 70·5 | ||
| Fasting glucose (mmol/l) | 5·2 | 0·7 | 4·9 | 5·3 | ||
| Fasting insulin (pmol/l) | 96·0 | 103·6 | 43·4 | 97·3 | ||
| HOMA-IR | 23·5 | 29·1 | 9·5 | 23·6 | ||
| TAG (mmol/l) | 2·3 | 2·6 | 1·4 | 2·6 | ||
| HDL-C (mmol/l) | 1·1 | 0·3 | 0·9 | 1·3 | ||
| 2-h glucose (mmol/l) | 5·1 | 1·2 | 4·2 | 6·0 | ||
| n | % | |||||
| Female/male | 85/41 | 67·5/32·5 | ||||
| Current smokers | 68 | 54·0 | ||||
| Sweat-producing physical activity ≥1 time/week | 86 | 68·3 | ||||
| Consumes alcohol | 58 | 46·0 | ||||
| High school graduate | 53 | 42·1 | ||||
| High waist circumference (≥88 cm women, ≥102 cm men) | 55 | 43·7 | ||||
HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; HDL-C, HDL-cholesterol.