Table 2.
General phenotype characteristics and New Zealand Deprivation Index 2013 of the PRedictors linking Obesity and the gut MIcrobiomE (PROMISE) study participants who completed the study protocol (N=304).
| Variable | Pacific women (n=142) | New Zealand European women (n=162) | |
| Normal (BMIa 18.5-24.9 kg/m2) | |||
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Participants, n | 36 | 79 |
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Age (years), mean (SD) | 24 (6) | 30 (6)b,c |
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BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 23.0 (1.6) | 22.0 (1.5)b |
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Waist circumference (cm), mean (SD) | 74.3 (4.3) | 72.5 (4.9) |
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Hip circumference (cm), mean (SD) | 100.6 (5.6) | 97.0 (5.9)b |
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WHRd, mean (SD) | 0.74 (0.03) | 0.75 (0.05) |
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Systolic BPe (mmHg), mean (SD) | 109.4 (9.88) | 111.7 (10.31) |
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Diastolic BP (mmHg), mean (SD) | 68.5 (5.86) | 70.6 (8.86) |
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NZDep2013f, mean (SD) | 7 (3) | 4 (3)b |
| Overweight (BMI range 25.0-29.9 kg/m2) | |||
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Participants, n | 33 | 13 |
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Age (years), mean (SD) | 26 (7) | 28 (8) |
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BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 27.5 (1.6) | 26.4 (1.8) |
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Waist circumference (cm), mean (SD) | 83.1 (5.1) | 79.6 (5.9) |
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Hip circumference (cm), mean (SD) | 108.6 (4.8) | 106.9 (5.8) |
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WHR, mean (SD) | 0.77 (0.05) | 0.75 (0.04) |
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Systolic BP (mmHg), mean (SD) | 113.1 (7.27) | 115.0 (6.88) |
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Diastolic BP (mmHg), mean (SD) | 70.6 (7.83) | 69.5 (3.90) |
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NZDep2013, mean (SD) | 7 (3) | 4 (2)b |
| Obese (BMI range ≥30.0 kg/m2) | |||
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Participants, n | 73 | 70 |
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Age (years), mean (SD) | 25 (6) | 34 (7)b |
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BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 36.9 (5.4) | 34.3 (3.0)b |
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Waist circumference (cm), mean (SD) | 100.8 (11.4) | 99.3 (8.9) |
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Hip circumference (cm), mean (SD) | 123.7 (10.9) | 121.6 (7.5) |
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WHR, mean (SD) | 0.81 (0.06) | 0.82 (0.06) |
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Systolic BP (mmHg), mean (SD) | 119.6 (11.5) | 121.9 (14.2) |
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Diastolic BP (mmHg), mean (SD) | 78.9 (9.99) | 81.1 (9.39) |
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NZDep2013, mean (SD) | 8 (2) | 5 (2)b |
aBMI: body mass index.
bP<.01 was deemed statistically significant.
cIndependent samples t tests were performed to determine differences between ethnicities.
dWHR: waist-to-hip ratio.
eBP: blood pressure.
fNZDep2013: NZ Deprivation Index 2013.