Table 2.
Anthropometric characteristics by sex and ethnic group: weighted population means (± SE)
| Men |
Women |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch (n = 214) | Moroccan (n = 192) | Turkish (n = 196) | Dutch (n = 296) | Moroccan (n = 161) | Turkish (n = 226) | |
| Height, cm | 179.6 ± 0.5 | 174.0 ± 0.8* | 171.3 ± 0.5* | 167.0 ± 0.5 | 160.8 ± 0.5* | 157.8 ± 0.4* |
| Weight, kg | 80.4 ± 1.0 | 77.4 ± 1.3 | 76.8 ± 1.2 * | 70.3 ± 0.8 | 72.4 ± 1.6 | 71.7 ± 0.9 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 25.0 ± 0.3 | 25.6 ± 0.4 | 26.2 ± 0.3* | 25.2 ± 0.3 | 28.1 ± 0.6* | 28.9 ± 0.3* |
| Waist circumference, cm | 95.5 ± 0.8 | 93.0 ± 1.3 | 94.4 ± 0.9 | 86.7 ± 0.7 | 93.1 ± 1.2* | 92.1 ± 0.8* |
| Hip circumference, cm | 102.6 ± 0.6 | 103.0 ± 0.8 | 102.2 ± 0.7 | 104.0 ± 0.7 | 108.1 ± 1.1* | 108.3 ± 0.7* |
| Waist-to-hip ratio | 0.93 ± 0.01 | 0.90 ± 0.01* | 0.92 ± 0.01 | 0.83 ± 0.01 | 0.86 ± 0.01* | 0.85 ± 0.005* |
*
Statistically significant difference (p < 0.05) compared to Dutch ethnic group.
a
Weighted population mean; adjusted for age according to the sex and age distribution in the Amsterdam population.