Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of Ontario and Manitoba First Nations (FNs) participants.
| Variables | Ontario | Manitoba | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | |
| Sample size | 1426 | 533 | 893 | 706 | 229 | 477 |
| Type 2 diabetes | 327 | 110 | 217 | 123 | 47 | 76 |
| Type-2 diabetes weighted (%) | 24.4 | 23.5 | 24.6 | 22.0 | 26.0 | 20.0 |
| Type-2 diabetes standardized (%) | 25.0 | 23.7 | 25.7 | 28.4 | 32.1 | 26.5 |
| Age | 46.5 (15.8) | 47.3 (16.0) | 45.9 (15.6) | 42.3 (14.4) | 43.1 (14.3) | 42.0 (14.5) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 30.9 (5.9) | 30.4 (5.4) | 31.1(6.1) | 30.3 (6.4) | 29.0 (5.8) | 30.9 (6.6) |
| Moderate to vigorous physical activity | 498 (34.9) | 241 (45.2) | 257 (28.8) | 189 (26.8) | 85 (37.1) | 104 (21.8) |
| Smoking (%) | 723 (50.7) | 276 (51.8) | 447 (50.1) | 444 (62.9) | 136 (59.4) | 308 (64.6) |
| Years of education | 11.1 (3.8) | 10.5 (3.5) | 11.5 (3.9) | 9.8 (2.5) | 9.6 (2.7) | 9.9 (2.4) |
| Total energy (kcal/day) | 2042.1 (1026.8) | 2344.5 (1222.1) | 1861.6 (840.4) | 1979.0 (1056.0) | 2315.8 (1219.5) | 1817.3 (926.5) |
| Fruit and vegetable intake (g/day) | 157.6 (234.6) | 141.7 (219.7) | 167.1 (242.7) | 113.1 (242.8) | 88.8 (161.1) | 124.8 (272.9) |
| Household size | 3.4 (2.0) | 3.0 (2.0) | 3.6 (2.0) | 4.4 (2.6) | 3.9 (2.8) | 4.6 (2.5) |
Values are N (%) or mean (SD) unweighted; weighted estimates on type-2 diabetes prevalence represent provincial First Nations only and are not comparable between Manitoba and Ontario; type 2 diabetes standardized estimates represent prevalence, standardized to the 2015 Canadian population.