Table 1. Descriptive data for the sample cohort.
| South Asians | European | p-value | |
| (n = 75) | (n = 83) | ||
| Age (years) | 48.5±7.1 | 49.9±6.7 | 0.19 |
| Body mass (kg) | 82.0±11.7 | 86.2±14.4 | 0.04 |
| Height (m) | 1.74±0.07 | 1.78±0.06 | <0.0001 |
| BMI (kg.m−2) | 27.1±3.7 | 27.1±4.5 | 0.97 |
| Waist circumference (cm)* | 96.7±10.4 | 96.3±11.7 | 0.77 |
| Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (min.week−1)* | 181.3±116.0 | 298.5±174.5 | <0.0001 |
| MPAbouts (min.week−1)* | 54.4±78.2 | 128.2±115.2 | <0.0001 |
| Accelerometer wear time (hours.day−1) | 13.7±1.4 | 14.4±1.2 | 0.003 |
| Number of valid days of accelerometer wear (days) | 5.7±1.1 | 6.2±0.9 | 0.003 |
| Glucose (mmol.l−1)* | 5.3±0.6 | 5.1±0.3 | 0.016 |
| HbAlc (mmol.mol−1)* | 38.5±4.7 | 35.5±3.0 | <0.0001 |
| HbA1c (%)* | 5.7±0.4 | 5.4±0.3 | <0.0001 |
| Insulin (mmol.l−1)* | 13.8±6.6 | 9.4±5.2 | <0.0001 |
| Total cholesterol (mmol.l−1) | 5.3±0.9 | 5.6±1.0 | 0.04 |
| HDL cholesterol (mmol.l−1)* | 1.2±0.2 | 1.4±0.3 | 0.0002 |
| Triglycerides (mmol.l−1)* | 1.6±0.9 | 1.5±0.9 | 0.27 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)* | 128±16 | 128±13 | 0.64 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)* | 78±9 | 75±7 | 0.02 |
Values are mean ± SD. MPAbouts: ≥ moderate-intensity exercise performed in ≥ 10-minute bouts. *statistical analysis performed on log transformed data.