Table 1.
Anthropometric and general characteristics of our study population.
| Characteristics | Italy | Dominican Republic |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subjects (n) | 601 | 394 | |
| BMI (kg/m2), mean ± SD | 22.7 ± 3.8 | 25.1 ± 4.7 | 0.0001 |
| Underweight (%) | 6.15 | 3.8 | |
| Normal weight (%) | 64.45 | 49 | ns |
| Overweight (%) | 23.42 | 32.9 | |
| Grade 1 obesity (%) | 4.82 | 10.2 | |
| Grade 2 obesity (%) | 1.50 | 4.1 | |
| Smokers (%) | 24.8 | 8.1 | 0.001 |
| Frequency of biochemistry analysis > 12 months (%) | 75.7 | 49.7 | 0.0001 |
| Periodic control of arterial pressure (%) | 33.6 | 24.4 | ns |
| Iodine salt intake (%) | 83.2 | 69.3 | 0.02 |
| Having a healthy diet (%) | 62.7 | 51.5 | ns |
BMI: body mass index; ns: not significant.