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Table 3 Percent and odds ratio of cardiovascular disease and related risk factors among Javanese Surinamese and South-Asian Surinamese participants

From: Comparison of cardiovascular risk factors and dietary intakes among Javanese Surinamese and South-Asian Surinamese in the Netherlands. The HELIUS study

 

Javanese Surinamese (n = 197)

South-Asian Surinamese (n = 2738)

Differences between ethnic groups Adjusted for age and sex: Javanese Surinamese were taken as a reference group

OR

95% CI

Overweight based on BMI (%)

39.1

38.4

0.95

0.70–1.27

Obesity based on BMI (%)

32.5

37.7

1.31

0.95–1.78

Obesity based on high waist circumference (%)

56.9**

70.1

2.20

1.60–3.02

Obesity based on high waist-to-hip Ratio (%)

74.6**

83.8

2.44

1.66–3.57

CVD according to Rose

7.7**

17.2

2.55

1.48–4.35

Diabetes

8.2**

18.7

2.77

1.67–4.60

Hypertension

37.8

42.4

1.28

0.91–1.79

High total cholesterol

41.1

39.5

0.94

0.70–1.26

High LDL

32.8

36.9

1.18

0.86–1.62

Low HDL

26.9**

41.2

1.89

1.34–2.65

High triglycerides

13.7

9.6

0.64

0.41–0.99

  1. * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01 indicates statistically different from South-Asian Surinamese