Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of Migrant Study Population.
| Sex | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 2204 | 81.1 |
| Female | 515 | 18.9 |
| Age | ||
| 18–30 | 689 | 25.3 |
| 31–40 | 1080 | 39.6 |
| 41–50 | 607 | 22.3 |
| 51–60 | 267 | 9.8 |
| ≥61 | 81 | 3.0 |
| Emirate | ||
| Dubai | 1192 | 43.8 |
| Fujeirah | 155 | 5.7 |
| Ajman | 351 | 12.9 |
| Ras Al Khaimah | 308 | 11.3 |
| Sharjah | 626 | 23.0 |
| Um Al Quwain | 92 | 3.4 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Asians non-Arabs | 1727 | 70.7 |
| Arabs | 633 | 25.9 |
| Europeans | 56 | 2.3 |
| Africans | 28 | 1.1 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 2184 | 80.2 |
| Single | 504 | 18.5 |
| Separated/Divorced/Widowed | 34 | 1.2 |
| Highest Level of Education | ||
| Never attended school | 92 | 3.4 |
| Primary school | 294 | 10.8 |
| Secondary school | 1019 | 37.4 |
| Diploma | 342 | 12.6 |
| University Bachelor degree | 756 | 27.8 |
| Post-graduate diploma | 108 | 4 |
| Masters / Doctorate degree | 112 | 4.1 |
| Occupation | ||
| Managers & professional | 646 | 23.7 |
| Technical workers | 665 | 24.4 |
| Skilled workers | 142 | 5.2 |
| Elementary occupations | 511 | 18.8 |
| Unemployed | 126 | 4.6 |
| Not specified | 634 | 23.3 |
| Smoking status | ||
| Current smoker | 551 | 20.2 |
| Ex-smoker | 92 | 3.4 |
| Non-smoker | 2080 | 76.4 |
| BMI * | ||
| Normal | 575 | 21.9 |
| Overweight | 1172 | 44.6 |
| Obese | 881 | 33.5 |
| Waist circumference** | ||
| None-obese | 997 | 41.1 |
| Obese | 1428 | 58.9 |
| Waist to Hip ratio*** | ||
| None-obese | 883 | 36.5 |
| Obese | 1538 | 63.5 |
| Hypertension | ||
| No | 1848 | 68.1 |
| Yes | 866 | 31.9 |
| Total | 2724 | 100 |
*BMI was categorized according to the following criteria (Normal: Arabs & Europeans – BMI < 25 Asians–BMI < 23; Overweight:Arabs & Europeans – 25 ≤ BMI < 30, Asians – 23 ≤ BMI < 27.5; Obese: Arabs & Europeans – BMI ≥30, Asians – BMI ≥27.5).
**Waist Circumference was categorized according to the following criteria (obese: Arabs – males WC ≥102 cm & females ≥88; Asians – males WC ≥90 cm & females ≥80; Europeans – males WC ≥94 cm & females ≥80).
***Waist to Hip ratio (WHR) was categorized according to the following criteria (WHR for males ≥0.90 cm & females ≥85 indicated Obesity for all ethnicities).