Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the survey participants.
| Characteristics | Total (N = 295)* |
Inuit (N = 283) |
Mixed Inuit/Danish or other† (N = 12) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex, Female | 163 (55.3) | 157 (55.5) | 6 (50.0) |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Inuit | 283 (95.9) | 283 (100) | – |
| Mixed Inuit/Danish | 9 (3.1) | – | 9 (75.0) |
| Other† | 3 (1.0) | – | 3 (25.0) |
| Age, years, median (IQR) | 38 (29-54) | 38 (29-54) | 49 (30-56) |
| BMI, kg/m [2], median (IQR) | 26.6 (23.9-30.9) | 26.6 (23.9-30.9) | 26.4 (23.5-30.3) |
| Accommodation | |||
| House/attached house | 167 (56.8) | 158 (56.0) | 9 (75.0) |
| Apartment | 118 (40.1) | 115 (40.8) | 3 (25.0) |
| Nursing home/dormitory | 9 (3.1) | 9 (3.2) | – |
| Household crowding | |||
| ≤2 | 64 (21.9) | 58 (20.7) | 6 (50.0) |
| 3-5 | 160 (54.8) | 155 (55.4) | 5 (41.7) |
| ≥6 | 68 (23.3) | 67 (23.9) | 1 (8.3) |
| Educational level‡ | |||
| Low | 151 (51.2) | 149 (52.7) | 2 (16.7) |
| Medium | 29 (9.8) | 27 (9.5) | 2 (16.7) |
| High | 115 (39.0) | 107 (37.8) | 8 (66.7) |
| Employment status | |||
| Unemployed | 43 (14.6) | 43 (15.2) | – |
| Unskilled work§ | 87 (29.5) | 85 (30.0) | 2 (16.7) |
| Semi-skilled work | 61 (20.7) | 60 (21.2) | 1 (8.3) |
| Skilled work | 67 (22.7) | 58 (20.5) | 9 (75.0) |
| Full-time student or retired | 37 (12.5) | 37 (13.1) | – |
| Traditional Diet¶ | |||
| ≤1 time weekly | 73 (27.1) | 68 (26.2) | 5 (55.6) |
| 2-5 times weekly | 149 (55.4) | 145 (55.8) | 4 (44.4) |
| ≥6 times weekly | 47 (17.6) | 47 (18.1) | – |
| Smoking status | |||
| Current | 202 (68.5) | 196 (69,3) | 6 (50.0) |
| Former | 44 (14.9) | 42 (14.8) | 2 (16.7) |
| Never | 49 (16.6) | 45 (16.9) | 4 (33.3) |
| Alcohol consumption | |||
| No | 131 (44.6) | 127 (45.0) | 4 (33.3) |
| Yes | 163 (55.4) | 155 (55.0) | 8 (66.7) |
| ≤14 units weekly | 137 (84.0) | 130 (83.9) | 6 (75.0) |
| ≥14 units weekly | 26 (16.0) | 25 (16.1) | 2 (25.0) |
| History of physician diagnosed skin disease | |||
| No | 154 (52.4) | 149 (52.7) | 5 (41.7) |
| Yes | 140 (47.6) | 133 (47.0) | 7 (58.3) |
| Skin examination | |||
| No | 35 (11.9) | 32 (11.3) | 3 (25.0) |
| Yes | 260 (88.1) | 251 (88.7) | 9 (75.0) |
| Skin disease identified in the study | |||
| No | 92 (31.2) | 88 (31.1) | 4 (33.3) |
| Yes | 203 (68.8) | 195 (68.9) | 8 (66.6) |
Data are n (%) unless otherwise stated. *There are missing data N for the following variables: Accommodation 1, household crowding 3, alcohol consumption 1, traditional diet 26, history of physician diagnosed skin disease 1. †Mixed Inuit/Danish was defined as individuals with parents of both Danish and Greenlandic descent. Other was defined as nationalities other than Greenlandic. These included Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic and Faroese. ‡Educational level: low defined as no or primary education; medium defined as secondary education; high defined as post-secondary education. §Unskilled work includes hunters and fishers. ¶Traditional diet: Marine mammals, fish, and game. BMI=Body mass index.