Table 1. Characteristics of the study sample stratified for ethnicity.
| Dutch n = 2008 (n = 1300 for blood) | African descent n = 199 (n = 105 for blood) | Turkish n = 108 (n = 57 for blood) | Moroccan n = 194 (n = 94 for blood) | |
| Mean (SD) or % | ||||
| Age (years) | 5.7 (0.5) | 5.9 (0.5) | 5.9 (0.5) | 6.1 (0.6) |
| Sex % boys | 50.8 | 47.1 | 52.0 | 56.7 |
| Height (cm) | 116.9 (5.7) | 119.1 (6.0) | 116.7 (5.3) | 118.1 (6.4) |
| Weight (kg) | 21.0 (2.9) | 22.8 (4.3) | 22.5 (3.8) | 23.1 (4.3) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 15.4 (1.3) | 16.0 (2.0) | 16.5 (2.0) | 16.5 (1.9) |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 52.3 (3.3) | 53.2 (4.8) | 54.4 (4.7) | 54.5 (4.7) |
| Overweight/obese % | 6.6 | 17.8 | 27.0 | 26.2 |
| Systolic BP (mmHg) | 97.5 (8.5) | 99.0 (8.9) | 99.5 (8.8) | 99.8 (9.3) |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 57.4 (7.8) | 60.4 (7.4) | 60.4 (8.5) | 59.5 (7.6) |
| Glucose (mmol/L) | 4.6 (0.5) | 4.5 (0.5) | 4.7 (0.4) | 4.6 (0.5) |
| LDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | 2.3 (0.6) | 2.4 (0.7) | 2.4 (0.6) | 2.3 (0.6) |
| HDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.30 (0.31) | 1.40 (0.34) | 1.35 (0.26) | 1.30 (0.26) |
| Triglyceride (mmol/L) | 0.64 (0.30) | 0.64 (0.33) | 0.75 (0.45) | 0.64 (0.26) |