Table 1.

Characteristics of the sample of Guadeloupe and Martinique subjects (≥16 y) from the Kannari study (n = 1144)^a

	Total (n = 1144)	Guadeloupe (n = 571)	Martinique (n = 573)	P b
	%	%	%
Sex				0.91
Men	43.0	42.7	43.2
Women	57.0	57.3	56.8
Age class				0.22
16–45 years	44.3	47.8	41.0
46–60 years	28.6	25.6	31.5
> 60 years	27.1	26.7	27.5
Employment status				0.67
Unemployed, disabled, homemakers or students	32.3	33.4	31.2
Active	43.3	43.9	42.8
Retired	24.4	22.7	26.0
Education				0.43
Low	44.4	43.4	45.4
Middle	18.6	17.0	20.2
High	37.0	39.6	34.4
Receive social assistance benefits	18.7	19.1	18.3	0.84
At least one child in the household	38.6	42.0	35.2	0.14
Single-parent household	6.1	8.1	4.3	0.04
Metabolic syndrome	22.8	17.7	27.9	0.003
Elevated waist circumference (men ≥ 94 cm / women ≥ 80 cm)	58.9	57.5	60.3	0.54
Elevated triglycerides	8.2	4.2	12.1	< 0.001
Reduced HDL-cholesterol HDL	17.6	15.5	19.7	0.21
Elevated blood pressure (≥130/85 mmHg)	56.4	55.2	57.6	0.60
Elevated fasting glucose	20.7	18.4	23.1	0.17
Body mass index class				0.07
Underweight or normal weight	45.1	49.1	41.0
Overweight	33.5	33.4	33.7
Obese	21.4	17.5	25.2
	Mean ± SEM	Mean ± SEM	Mean ± SEM
Diet Quality Index - International (DQI-I) (0–100 points)	60.8 ± 0.4	62.0 ± 0.5	59.6 ± 0.5	0.001
Moderation (0–30 points)	17.1 ± 0.2	17.4 ± 0.2	16.9 ± 0.2	0.18
Variety (0–20 points)	16.5 ± 0.1	16.9 ± 0.2	16.0 ± 0.2	< 0.001
Adequacy (0–40 points)	26.1 ± 0.2	26.6 ± 0.3	25.7 ± 0.3	0.03
Overall balance (0–10 points)	0.3 ± 0.1	0.4 ± 0.1	0.3 ± 0.1	0.35

Values are presented as percentage or mean ± standard error of the mean (SEM)

^a Sex-specific data weighted for education, marital status, birthplace, presence of at least one child in the household, living in an area with chlordecone contamination (coastline and inland) and urban size, using the 2012 national census

^b Student’s t test or chi-square test as appropriate (significant values are bold)